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Page 56
... of other days— the men of the generation succeeding Andrew Jackson ! The South always predominated in fascinating and plausible rhet- ORATORS OF THE SOUTH . 57 oric . Winter Davis 56 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN . XII. ...
... of other days— the men of the generation succeeding Andrew Jackson ! The South always predominated in fascinating and plausible rhet- ORATORS OF THE SOUTH . 57 oric . Winter Davis 56 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN . XII. ...
Page 62
... confidence of Old Hickory . Certain it is he never had the sup- port of Amos Kendall , Francis P. Blair , or Andrew J. Donel- PENNSYLVANIAN POLITICIANS . 63 son , Jackson's immediate friends , 62 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... confidence of Old Hickory . Certain it is he never had the sup- port of Amos Kendall , Francis P. Blair , or Andrew J. Donel- PENNSYLVANIAN POLITICIANS . 63 son , Jackson's immediate friends , 62 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 64
... , Buchanan called upon Old Hickory with a fair English lady , whom he desired to present to the head of the American nation . Leaving her in the ANDREW JACKSON . 65 reception - room down stairs , 64 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... , Buchanan called upon Old Hickory with a fair English lady , whom he desired to present to the head of the American nation . Leaving her in the ANDREW JACKSON . 65 reception - room down stairs , 64 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 65
... Andrew Jackson humiliated him more than any rebuke he had ever received . He walked down stairs to meet his fair charge , and in a very short time President Jack- son entered the room , dressed in a full suit of black , cleanly shaved ...
... Andrew Jackson humiliated him more than any rebuke he had ever received . He walked down stairs to meet his fair charge , and in a very short time President Jack- son entered the room , dressed in a full suit of black , cleanly shaved ...
Page 110
... Andrew H. Reeder , who had just been removed from the governorship of Kansas for vefusing to join the conspiracy to force slavery into that Terri- tory . Our relations had not changed , and I had earnestly , but vainly , protested ...
... Andrew H. Reeder , who had just been removed from the governorship of Kansas for vefusing to join the conspiracy to force slavery into that Terri- tory . Our relations had not changed , and I had earnestly , but vainly , protested ...
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