Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... fact was accepted as verity by the court . To insinuate unprofessional conduct was to impute infamy . " I distinctly recall the first time I saw Mr. Lincoln . In September , 1852 , two lawyers from Springfield , somewhat travel ...
... fact was accepted as verity by the court . To insinuate unprofessional conduct was to impute infamy . " I distinctly recall the first time I saw Mr. Lincoln . In September , 1852 , two lawyers from Springfield , somewhat travel ...
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... fact and certifying the same to the joint session of the Senate and House , that the Electoral Commission was constituted . The bill having this end in view originated in the House in Jan- uary , 1877 ; the Commission was constituted ...
... fact and certifying the same to the joint session of the Senate and House , that the Electoral Commission was constituted . The bill having this end in view originated in the House in Jan- uary , 1877 ; the Commission was constituted ...
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... and history will record the fact , that the Conference Bill became a law , and the Electoral Commission was organized , not for the pur- pose of ascertaining which candidate had prima facie a ma- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 15.
... and history will record the fact , that the Conference Bill became a law , and the Electoral Commission was organized , not for the pur- pose of ascertaining which candidate had prima facie a ma- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 15.
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... fact known to every man in the land , that the returning - board of Louisiana had given the votes of that State to the Hayes electors . The avowed object of that bill was to ascertain which candidate had received a majority of the legal ...
... fact known to every man in the land , that the returning - board of Louisiana had given the votes of that State to the Hayes electors . The avowed object of that bill was to ascertain which candidate had received a majority of the legal ...
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... fact may be con- ceded , the proof overwhelming , that the honest voice of a State has been overthrown by outrage and fraud , and yet the chosen tribunal of the people has entered of solemn record that there is no remedy . ' O Judgment ...
... fact may be con- ceded , the proof overwhelming , that the honest voice of a State has been overthrown by outrage and fraud , and yet the chosen tribunal of the people has entered of solemn record that there is no remedy . ' O Judgment ...
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