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... present at the Chase conference , believed that a cabinet appointment should be pur- sued with caution . As chairman of the New Hampshire delega- tion at the Chicago convention he had done good service for the Lincoln cause . He ...
... present at the Chase conference , believed that a cabinet appointment should be pur- sued with caution . As chairman of the New Hampshire delega- tion at the Chicago convention he had done good service for the Lincoln cause . He ...
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... present imbroglio , I dare say that there are dormant qualities in " Old Abe " which occasion will draw forth , develop and remind people to a certain degree of the characteristics of " Old Hickory " . . ... He is indefatigable in his ...
... present imbroglio , I dare say that there are dormant qualities in " Old Abe " which occasion will draw forth , develop and remind people to a certain degree of the characteristics of " Old Hickory " . . ... He is indefatigable in his ...
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... present determi- nation is certainly to test the strength of the federal government in the indicated manner . As the refractory States are not likely to comply with his executive demands , civil war may be considered imminent.1 On ...
... present determi- nation is certainly to test the strength of the federal government in the indicated manner . As the refractory States are not likely to comply with his executive demands , civil war may be considered imminent.1 On ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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