Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... election to Congress in 1874 , to my retirement from the Vice - Presidency in 1897 , was one of marvellous development to the coun- try . Large enterprises were undertaken , and the sure founda- tion was laid for much of existing ...
... election to Congress in 1874 , to my retirement from the Vice - Presidency in 1897 , was one of marvellous development to the coun- try . Large enterprises were undertaken , and the sure founda- tion was laid for much of existing ...
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... elections was rarely heard of . The saying of the great bard , " If money go before , All ways do open lie , " awaited its verification in a later and more civilized period . As late even as 1858 , when Lincoln and Douglas were rival ...
... elections was rarely heard of . The saying of the great bard , " If money go before , All ways do open lie , " awaited its verification in a later and more civilized period . As late even as 1858 , when Lincoln and Douglas were rival ...
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... election of General Winfield Scott to the Presidency . The speech was one of great ability , and but little that was favorable of the military record of General Pierce remained when the speech was concluded . The Mexican War was then of ...
... election of General Winfield Scott to the Presidency . The speech was one of great ability , and but little that was favorable of the military record of General Pierce remained when the speech was concluded . The Mexican War was then of ...
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... ELECTION OF THE BLIND PREACHER LAMAR'S ERROR AT TABLE " BLUE JEANS WILLIAMS ― -- -- RETIREMENT OF DR . BUTLER FROM THE CHAPLAINCY - - MR . " " MR . BLACKBURN'S SPEECH AT AN EXECUTION - MR . COX'S READY WIT - PROCTOR KNOTT'S ABILITY AS A ...
... ELECTION OF THE BLIND PREACHER LAMAR'S ERROR AT TABLE " BLUE JEANS WILLIAMS ― -- -- RETIREMENT OF DR . BUTLER FROM THE CHAPLAINCY - - MR . " " MR . BLACKBURN'S SPEECH AT AN EXECUTION - MR . COX'S READY WIT - PROCTOR KNOTT'S ABILITY AS A ...
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... . Twice had there been a failure to elect a President by the people , and by constitutional provision the election in each instance devolved upon the House . In the first - mentioned IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 13.
... . Twice had there been a failure to elect a President by the people , and by constitutional provision the election in each instance devolved upon the House . In the first - mentioned IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 13.
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