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... answered that such was the purport of the reso- lution . At which the member from the mountains , throw- ing up his arms , exclaimed " Great God ! " and sank into his seat . It is needless to add that the resolution was imme- diately ...
... answered that such was the purport of the reso- lution . At which the member from the mountains , throw- ing up his arms , exclaimed " Great God ! " and sank into his seat . It is needless to add that the resolution was imme- diately ...
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... answer of Mr. Fell was , " The Whig party , of course . " Declining the proposition with much feeling Mr. Douglas said , " When I came home from Washington I was assailed in the northern part of the State by an old line aboli- tionist ...
... answer of Mr. Fell was , " The Whig party , of course . " Declining the proposition with much feeling Mr. Douglas said , " When I came home from Washington I was assailed in the northern part of the State by an old line aboli- tionist ...
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... answer to history . " The record will stand that this tribunal shut its eyes to the light of truth ; refused to hear the undisputed proof that a majority of seven thousand legal votes in the State of Louis- iana for Tilden was by a ...
... answer to history . " The record will stand that this tribunal shut its eyes to the light of truth ; refused to hear the undisputed proof that a majority of seven thousand legal votes in the State of Louis- iana for Tilden was by a ...
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... answered , " He is a Democrat . " Blaine instantly replied , " Well , how strangely things do come around in this world ! When we were in college to- gether , Calhoun was the strongest kind of a Presbyterian . ' 99 I intimated that his ...
... answered , " He is a Democrat . " Blaine instantly replied , " Well , how strangely things do come around in this world ! When we were in college to- gether , Calhoun was the strongest kind of a Presbyterian . ' 99 I intimated that his ...
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... to hear the response , immediately repeated , " Mr. Archer , " to which the latter , in tones heard above the din of many voices , again answered " Aye . " Instantly Mr. Cox exclaimed : " IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 39.
... to hear the response , immediately repeated , " Mr. Archer , " to which the latter , in tones heard above the din of many voices , again answered " Aye . " Instantly Mr. Cox exclaimed : " IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 39.
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