The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... question of the north - eastern boundary , and at once put an end to a long protracted and threatening dispute with Great Britian . 66 Shortly after this , Mr. Webster resigned the office of Secretary of State , and was again chosen ...
... question of the north - eastern boundary , and at once put an end to a long protracted and threatening dispute with Great Britian . 66 Shortly after this , Mr. Webster resigned the office of Secretary of State , and was again chosen ...
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... etiquette of his position . His feelings and his interest in the question made him forgetful of his duty . direction . When they heard his sentences of powerful thought 2 17 plished. Within a few brief months, the political ...
... etiquette of his position . His feelings and his interest in the question made him forgetful of his duty . direction . When they heard his sentences of powerful thought 2 17 plished. Within a few brief months, the political ...
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... question or remark , rebuked him in an emphatic manner for violation of official etiquette . Mr. Van Buren , who ousted and succeeded him , always remained silent , placid , imperturbable in his seat , however personal or severe the ...
... question or remark , rebuked him in an emphatic manner for violation of official etiquette . Mr. Van Buren , who ousted and succeeded him , always remained silent , placid , imperturbable in his seat , however personal or severe the ...
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... question Certainly . " Well then , Mr. Webster , we have often wondered how you knew what was in M- pocket . ' " " 922 Of Mr. Webster's life it may be said , " that nothing became it than the manner in which he consigned it to " the God ...
... question Certainly . " Well then , Mr. Webster , we have often wondered how you knew what was in M- pocket . ' " " 922 Of Mr. Webster's life it may be said , " that nothing became it than the manner in which he consigned it to " the God ...
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... question of principle . " It was against the recital of an act of parliament , rather than against any suffer- ing under its enactments , that they took up arms . They went to war against a pream- ble ! They fought seven years against a ...
... question of principle . " It was against the recital of an act of parliament , rather than against any suffer- ing under its enactments , that they took up arms . They went to war against a pream- ble ! They fought seven years against a ...
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