Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... friend of Mr. Lincoln , and the latter was often his guest during attendance upon the courts at Bloomington . At that early day , the term of court in few of the counties continued longer than a week , so that much of the time of the ...
... friend of Mr. Lincoln , and the latter was often his guest during attendance upon the courts at Bloomington . At that early day , the term of court in few of the counties continued longer than a week , so that much of the time of the ...
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... friends and party as was Henry Clay . Words are meaningless when the attempt is made to express the idolatry of the Whigs of his own State for their great chief- tain . For a lifetime he knew no rival . His wish was law to his followers ...
... friends and party as was Henry Clay . Words are meaningless when the attempt is made to express the idolatry of the Whigs of his own State for their great chief- tain . For a lifetime he knew no rival . His wish was law to his followers ...
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... friend of Mr. Lincoln , also called upon Mr. Douglas , and after some conversation with him said in substance , that inasmuch as there was pro- found interest felt in the great question then pending , and the people were anxious to hear ...
... friend of Mr. Lincoln , also called upon Mr. Douglas , and after some conversation with him said in substance , that inasmuch as there was pro- found interest felt in the great question then pending , and the people were anxious to hear ...
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... friends of Hayes were in the majority in the Senate ; those of Tilden , in the House . With conflicting certificates , both purporting to give the correct vote from each of the States named , and no lawful authority existing to ...
... friends of Hayes were in the majority in the Senate ; those of Tilden , in the House . With conflicting certificates , both purporting to give the correct vote from each of the States named , and no lawful authority existing to ...
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... friends of Mr. Tilden , and a heated partisan debate resulted , and during this debate I spoke as follows : " When this Congress assembled in December , it wit- nessed the American people from one end of the country to the other divided ...
... friends of Mr. Tilden , and a heated partisan debate resulted , and during this debate I spoke as follows : " When this Congress assembled in December , it wit- nessed the American people from one end of the country to the other divided ...
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