Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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John Wien Forney. were raised for Johnson , upon which we hastily retreated to the Senate chamber , and closed the ... John Hickman , pledging the Democracy to justice JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE . 41 to the people of Kansas 40 ANECDOTES OF ...
John Wien Forney. were raised for Johnson , upon which we hastily retreated to the Senate chamber , and closed the ... John Hickman , pledging the Democracy to justice JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE . 41 to the people of Kansas 40 ANECDOTES OF ...
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John Wien Forney. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE . 41 to the people of Kansas . His argument was exceedingly ef- fective , and thousands voted for the " favorite son " because they believed the impassioned Georgian . Yet as the controversy ...
John Wien Forney. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE . 41 to the people of Kansas . His argument was exceedingly ef- fective , and thousands voted for the " favorite son " because they believed the impassioned Georgian . Yet as the controversy ...
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John Wien Forney. - Knowing their value well , we give them with the more pride and the more joy . Sir , how can we retreat ? Sir , how can we make peace ? Who shall treat ? What commissioners ? Who would go ? Upon what terms ? Where is ...
John Wien Forney. - Knowing their value well , we give them with the more pride and the more joy . Sir , how can we retreat ? Sir , how can we make peace ? Who shall treat ? What commissioners ? Who would go ? Upon what terms ? Where is ...
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John Wien Forney. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE . 47 An amusing episode followed the debate . Breckinridge thought it was Sumner who answered Baker's interrogatory , " What would have been done with a Roman Senator guilty of such treason ? " by ...
John Wien Forney. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE . 47 An amusing episode followed the debate . Breckinridge thought it was Sumner who answered Baker's interrogatory , " What would have been done with a Roman Senator guilty of such treason ? " by ...
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... John , the second President , was a patriot of the impulsive school , honest and self - willed . John Quincy , his son , was in some respects a larger and a riper mind ; Charles Francis , his living grandson , is a more cautious and con ...
... John , the second President , was a patriot of the impulsive school , honest and self - willed . John Quincy , his son , was in some respects a larger and a riper mind ; Charles Francis , his living grandson , is a more cautious and con ...
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