Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Da Capo Press, 1970 - Statesmen |
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Page 37
... democratic liberty . " But George Bancroft long remained an active Democrat . Reared for the pulpit , like Everett , the best years of his early life were given to the Democracy . He was appointed Collect- or of the Port of Boston by ...
... democratic liberty . " But George Bancroft long remained an active Democrat . Reared for the pulpit , like Everett , the best years of his early life were given to the Democracy . He was appointed Collect- or of the Port of Boston by ...
Page 243
... Democrats . The Democratic party of the present day is , in a considerable degree , marshalled by old Whigs . We had Morton , Carpenter , Hamlin , and Boutwell in the Senate ; and Grant and Sherman and Sheridan , old Democrats , in the ...
... Democrats . The Democratic party of the present day is , in a considerable degree , marshalled by old Whigs . We had Morton , Carpenter , Hamlin , and Boutwell in the Senate ; and Grant and Sherman and Sheridan , old Democrats , in the ...
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... Democratic party on the Kansas question , and the election of General Banks as Speaker of the House , after the long contest from December , 1855 , to February , 1856 , while I was the presiding officer , threw us into very close ...
... Democratic party on the Kansas question , and the election of General Banks as Speaker of the House , after the long contest from December , 1855 , to February , 1856 , while I was the presiding officer , threw us into very close ...
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