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... Wise , it had had no unworthy support in Mr. Stuart's powerful presentation of its doc- trines and purposes . Wise , after his defeat of the " Know - Nothings , " as they were called by their adversaries on account of the secret methods ...
... Wise , it had had no unworthy support in Mr. Stuart's powerful presentation of its doc- trines and purposes . Wise , after his defeat of the " Know - Nothings , " as they were called by their adversaries on account of the secret methods ...
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... Wise in the lobby outside the Convention hall , apostro- phized Houdon's statue of Washington as " Glorious old Rebel ! " or when the Union - loving women of Richmond crowned Baldwin , after a great argument against secession , with a ...
... Wise in the lobby outside the Convention hall , apostro- phized Houdon's statue of Washington as " Glorious old Rebel ! " or when the Union - loving women of Richmond crowned Baldwin , after a great argument against secession , with a ...
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... wise government in undertaking the enter- prise . But Mr. Stuart declared that , great as these objects were , they sank into comparative insignificance when viewed in connection with the immense accession of foreign com- merce and ...
... wise government in undertaking the enter- prise . But Mr. Stuart declared that , great as these objects were , they sank into comparative insignificance when viewed in connection with the immense accession of foreign com- merce and ...
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... Wise and Gilmer , Whigs , insisted that the rule should be retained in all its force , and that the subject should be fought out then and there . The resolution finally came to a vote and was adopted , the vote being 119 to 103. Every ...
... Wise and Gilmer , Whigs , insisted that the rule should be retained in all its force , and that the subject should be fought out then and there . The resolution finally came to a vote and was adopted , the vote being 119 to 103. Every ...
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... Wise , and how soon would all feel- ing of jealousy and want of harmony between North and South be removed forever ? " In the Twenty - Eighth Congress , which convened in De- cember , 1843 , and which was largely Democratic , the twenty ...
... Wise , and how soon would all feel- ing of jealousy and want of harmony between North and South be removed forever ? " In the Twenty - Eighth Congress , which convened in De- cember , 1843 , and which was largely Democratic , the twenty ...
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Page 449 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
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