The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel WebsterW.M. Hayward & Company, 1853 - 112 pages |
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... true powers and functions of the Fed- eral government . " Mr. Webster continued in the Senate of the United States till 1840. When Van Buren was elected President , in 1836 , Mr. Webster received the electoral vote of Massachusetts . On ...
... true powers and functions of the Fed- eral government . " Mr. Webster continued in the Senate of the United States till 1840. When Van Buren was elected President , in 1836 , Mr. Webster received the electoral vote of Massachusetts . On ...
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... true , and especially worthy of remark , that the associations of the country were always uppermost in his bosom , when happily liberated from affairs of government and the state . He was always happy , if we may take the concurrent ...
... true , and especially worthy of remark , that the associations of the country were always uppermost in his bosom , when happily liberated from affairs of government and the state . He was always happy , if we may take the concurrent ...
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... true , retained his chair , but no business of moment was , or could be , attended to . Members all rushed in to hear Mr. Webster , and no call of the House or other Parliamentary proceedings could compel them back . The floor of the ...
... true , retained his chair , but no business of moment was , or could be , attended to . Members all rushed in to hear Mr. Webster , and no call of the House or other Parliamentary proceedings could compel them back . The floor of the ...
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... true course . Let us imitate this prudence ; and before we float further , on the waves of this debate , refer to the point from which we departed , that we may , at least , be able to form some conjecture where we now are . I ask for ...
... true course . Let us imitate this prudence ; and before we float further , on the waves of this debate , refer to the point from which we departed , that we may , at least , be able to form some conjecture where we now are . I ask for ...
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... true . Col. Hayne enquired , with some degree of emotion , if the gentleman from Massachusetts intended any personal imputa- tion by such remarks ? To which Mr. Webster replied , with perfect good humor : " Assuredly not - just the ...
... true . Col. Hayne enquired , with some degree of emotion , if the gentleman from Massachusetts intended any personal imputa- tion by such remarks ? To which Mr. Webster replied , with perfect good humor : " Assuredly not - just the ...
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