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... Senator Hamlin , back in Washington from the im- portant Chicago conferences , followed Lincoln's instructions and reported by letter . Hamlin had conferred with Preston King , junior Senator from New York , who functioned in the Senate ...
... Senator Hamlin , back in Washington from the im- portant Chicago conferences , followed Lincoln's instructions and reported by letter . Hamlin had conferred with Preston King , junior Senator from New York , who functioned in the Senate ...
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... Senators no doubt came from his enduring and unfulfilled desire to become a United States Senator . Now Cameron must be appeased . Lincoln asked if he would like the Interior portfolio . The Chief said he would not.2 Senator Crittenden ...
... Senators no doubt came from his enduring and unfulfilled desire to become a United States Senator . Now Cameron must be appeased . Lincoln asked if he would like the Interior portfolio . The Chief said he would not.2 Senator Crittenden ...
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... Senate when the President Elect appeared Sunday evening . Senator Crittenden's valedictory , while not famous in history as one of the great Senate orations , was an event . He berated the Senate for its failure as a pacificator ...
... Senate when the President Elect appeared Sunday evening . Senator Crittenden's valedictory , while not famous in history as one of the great Senate orations , was an event . He berated the Senate for its failure as a pacificator ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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