Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 128
... Colonel Benton ; Clayton , of Delaware ; Robbins , of Rhode Island ; but the speech of Webster satisfied the country , and settled Nullification for the time . The debate closed . May 21 , 1830 ; but it left many wounds . When Webster ...
... Colonel Benton ; Clayton , of Delaware ; Robbins , of Rhode Island ; but the speech of Webster satisfied the country , and settled Nullification for the time . The debate closed . May 21 , 1830 ; but it left many wounds . When Webster ...
Page 150
... Colonel Richard M. Johnson , who will be remembered as Vice- President with Martin Van Buren ; but especially as the hero who is said to have killed Tecumseh , and as a Representative and Senator in Congress from 1815 to 1829. At the ...
... Colonel Richard M. Johnson , who will be remembered as Vice- President with Martin Van Buren ; but especially as the hero who is said to have killed Tecumseh , and as a Representative and Senator in Congress from 1815 to 1829. At the ...
Page 172
... colonel in the army , Governor of Wisconsin , and Dele- gate when it was a Territory . His romantic history , white hair , and Roman dignity formed a striking contrast with the impet- uous manner and vigorous eloquence of the young ...
... colonel in the army , Governor of Wisconsin , and Dele- gate when it was a Territory . His romantic history , white hair , and Roman dignity formed a striking contrast with the impet- uous manner and vigorous eloquence of the young ...
Page 192
... Colonel Charles S. Smith ; and Charles Macalester ( since dead , at eighty ) . Two ex - Chief - justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania , both familiar in Washing- ton society , both giants in past Congresses , and both Democrats ...
... Colonel Charles S. Smith ; and Charles Macalester ( since dead , at eighty ) . Two ex - Chief - justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania , both familiar in Washing- ton society , both giants in past Congresses , and both Democrats ...
Page 194
... Colonel Charles J. Biddle , of the Age , was with us in winter every Saturday , the knightly , courteous journalist ; but now he sleeps his last sleep . The graceful , pleasant gentleman on the sofa is W. W. Harding , of the Inquirer ...
... Colonel Charles J. Biddle , of the Age , was with us in winter every Saturday , the knightly , courteous journalist ; but now he sleeps his last sleep . The graceful , pleasant gentleman on the sofa is W. W. Harding , of the Inquirer ...
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