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... James Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury , and as one of the members of the government of Jefferson Davis , let us " put our- selves in his place . " Another illustration of the force of circumstances is that of John Cabell ...
... James Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury , and as one of the members of the government of Jefferson Davis , let us " put our- selves in his place . " Another illustration of the force of circumstances is that of John Cabell ...
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... James Buchanan Secretary of State . The annexation of Texas was the reigning issue . Parties were divided upon it , and John Quincy Adams led the opposition . He was in his seventy - ninth year . Douglas was in his thirty - third . The ...
... James Buchanan Secretary of State . The annexation of Texas was the reigning issue . Parties were divided upon it , and John Quincy Adams led the opposition . He was in his seventy - ninth year . Douglas was in his thirty - third . The ...
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... James Buchanan who , in a few years after , became the admitted Democratic chief of Pennsylvania . Henry Clay's early Democracy did not prevent him from be- coming the defiant enemy of that party after Andrew Jackson took command of it ...
... James Buchanan who , in a few years after , became the admitted Democratic chief of Pennsylvania . Henry Clay's early Democracy did not prevent him from be- coming the defiant enemy of that party after Andrew Jackson took command of it ...
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... James Brooks , of New York , and Hon . Josiah Randall , of Philadelphia , were the pioneers in this singular diversion ; and they were followed by quite a pro- cession of men of the same school when hostilities commenced . There is now ...
... James Brooks , of New York , and Hon . Josiah Randall , of Philadelphia , were the pioneers in this singular diversion ; and they were followed by quite a pro- cession of men of the same school when hostilities commenced . There is now ...
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... James Faulkner , with his pleasant , smile , dandy dress , and flowing phrases ; James M. Mason , with his Dombey diction and pompous pretense ; R. M. T. Hunter , with his quiet and careful conservatism ; Roger A. Pryor , with his ...
... James Faulkner , with his pleasant , smile , dandy dress , and flowing phrases ; James M. Mason , with his Dombey diction and pompous pretense ; R. M. T. Hunter , with his quiet and careful conservatism ; Roger A. Pryor , with his ...
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