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... parties - Whig and Dem- ocratic . The Democratic party was in power , with Andrew Jackson as President . Henry Clay , Senator from Kentucky , was an ac- knowledged leader of the Whig party . A book had been pub- lished setting forth the ...
... parties - Whig and Dem- ocratic . The Democratic party was in power , with Andrew Jackson as President . Henry Clay , Senator from Kentucky , was an ac- knowledged leader of the Whig party . A book had been pub- lished setting forth the ...
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... party planned a new town two miles down the San- gamon from New Salem , which they named Petersburg , and he was called upon to lay out the streets and lots . He resurveyed Russell Godby's land , and received for pay two buckskins ...
... party planned a new town two miles down the San- gamon from New Salem , which they named Petersburg , and he was called upon to lay out the streets and lots . He resurveyed Russell Godby's land , and received for pay two buckskins ...
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... party was composed of aristocrats , who wore broadcloth and rode in fine carriages , whereas the Democrats were poor men , who worked hard to get a living . The rich Whigs lived in luxurious homes , while the Democrats were found in log ...
... party was composed of aristocrats , who wore broadcloth and rode in fine carriages , whereas the Democrats were poor men , who worked hard to get a living . The rich Whigs lived in luxurious homes , while the Democrats were found in log ...
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... parties . You will observe that there has been no professional service by contract . " Slowly , clearly , one by one the points were taken up . Who was the man to whom the Government of the United States owed the money ? He had been ...
... parties . You will observe that there has been no professional service by contract . " Slowly , clearly , one by one the points were taken up . Who was the man to whom the Government of the United States owed the money ? He had been ...
Page 106
... parties . Read it , and see if I have not justice on my side , " the reply . " You are right . Your client is justly entitled to what he claims , and I shall so represent it to the Court . It is against my principle to contest what is ...
... parties . Read it , and see if I have not justice on my side , " the reply . " You are right . Your client is justly entitled to what he claims , and I shall so represent it to the Court . It is against my principle to contest what is ...
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