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... Democratic candidate for President , and supported him when nominated against his own son - in - law , General John C. Fremont . Nebody was more surprised than Buchanan himself . He knew that Benton disliked him as sincerely as he ...
... Democratic candidate for President , and supported him when nominated against his own son - in - law , General John C. Fremont . Nebody was more surprised than Buchanan himself . He knew that Benton disliked him as sincerely as he ...
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... Democratic ranks to stand up for fair play to Kansas . We started with a goodly array , but the offices of the Executive were too much for most of our associates , and when the final struggle came we were a cor- poral's guard indeed ...
... Democratic ranks to stand up for fair play to Kansas . We started with a goodly array , but the offices of the Executive were too much for most of our associates , and when the final struggle came we were a cor- poral's guard indeed ...
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... Democrat leader , David S. Terry , who was living at the last accounts in the State of Nevada . The Democrats carried the election on the 7th , and the heroic Broderick died on the 16th . But the blood of the martyr was the seed of the ...
... Democrat leader , David S. Terry , who was living at the last accounts in the State of Nevada . The Democrats carried the election on the 7th , and the heroic Broderick died on the 16th . But the blood of the martyr was the seed of the ...
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... Democrat ; and though frequently in con- flict , they were , the best part of their lives , devoted friends . I knew them and loved them both , and as I never shared in their temporary differences , I was always a sort of peacemaker be ...
... Democrat ; and though frequently in con- flict , they were , the best part of their lives , devoted friends . I knew them and loved them both , and as I never shared in their temporary differences , I was always a sort of peacemaker be ...
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... Democratic conventions resounded with his unparalleled eloquence , and when he reached San Francisco he leaped into a practice that promised to lead all others . His last speech in that city is still spoken of as one never equaled and ...
... Democratic conventions resounded with his unparalleled eloquence , and when he reached San Francisco he leaped into a practice that promised to lead all others . His last speech in that city is still spoken of as one never equaled and ...
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