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Page 35
... Democratic party , who at that time advocated Gen. Jackson for the presidency . In 1834 he ran for the Illinois legislature , but was de- feated . Meanwhile , he pursued the business of land surveyor , as Washington had done before him ...
... Democratic party , who at that time advocated Gen. Jackson for the presidency . In 1834 he ran for the Illinois legislature , but was de- feated . Meanwhile , he pursued the business of land surveyor , as Washington had done before him ...
Page 45
... Democratic Or gad . How much a man may Sub . Visit to New England . Retires to Private Life . The Kansas Bill rouses him . He takes the field again . Campaign for Fremont . The Principles of the Republican Party . Debates with Judge ...
... Democratic Or gad . How much a man may Sub . Visit to New England . Retires to Private Life . The Kansas Bill rouses him . He takes the field again . Campaign for Fremont . The Principles of the Republican Party . Debates with Judge ...
Page 47
... democrats , inclu- ding ex - 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 ...
... democrats , inclu- ding ex - 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 ...
Page 52
... Democrats , and your candidate , in the main , are in favor of laying down , in advance , a plat- form - a set of party positions , as a unit ; and then of enforcing the people , by every sort of appliance , 52 THE LIFE OF.
... Democrats , and your candidate , in the main , are in favor of laying down , in advance , a plat- form - a set of party positions , as a unit ; and then of enforcing the people , by every sort of appliance , 52 THE LIFE OF.
Page 54
... Democratic ox - gad waving in his face , and to hear indis- tinctly a voice saying , " back , back , sir , back a little . " He shakes his head and bats his eyes , and blunders back to his position of March , 1847 ; but still the gad ...
... Democratic ox - gad waving in his face , and to hear indis- tinctly a voice saying , " back , back , sir , back a little . " He shakes his head and bats his eyes , and blunders back to his position of March , 1847 ; but still the gad ...
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