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Page 203
... President Van Buren , have taken this same view , as I understand them ; and I adhered to it and acted upon it , until since I took my seat here ; and I think I should still adhere to it , were it not that the President and his friends ...
... President Van Buren , have taken this same view , as I understand them ; and I adhered to it and acted upon it , until since I took my seat here ; and I think I should still adhere to it , were it not that the President and his friends ...
Page 208
... President's evidence ; and it is a singular fact , that if any one should declare the President sent the army into the midst of a settlement of Mexican people , who had never submitted , by consent or by force to the authority of Texas ...
... President's evidence ; and it is a singular fact , that if any one should declare the President sent the army into the midst of a settlement of Mexican people , who had never submitted , by consent or by force to the authority of Texas ...
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... president , Gen. Harrison , died , by which Mr. Tyler , the Vice - President & a slave state man , became president . Mr. Mangum , another slave - state man , was placed in the Vice Presidential chair , served out the term , and no fuss ...
... president , Gen. Harrison , died , by which Mr. Tyler , the Vice - President & a slave state man , became president . Mr. Mangum , another slave - state man , was placed in the Vice Presidential chair , served out the term , and no fuss ...
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LINCOLNS DEVELOPMENT AS A WRITER | 1 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
of the House of Representatives at Springfield Illinois | 90 |
Copyright | |
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