Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 73
... Senate . Particulars , tediously full and dull , may be found in newspaper files of the time . James Shields , born in Ireland , and now a gallant bachelor past thirty , was a member of the Illinois Legislature during Lin- coln's second ...
... Senate . Particulars , tediously full and dull , may be found in newspaper files of the time . James Shields , born in Ireland , and now a gallant bachelor past thirty , was a member of the Illinois Legislature during Lin- coln's second ...
Page 81
... Senate . A skillful politician as well as a popular orator , he took control of the Democratic organization in the State with a strong hand , and exercised the leadership with shrewdness and energy , like Van Buren in New York ...
... Senate . A skillful politician as well as a popular orator , he took control of the Democratic organization in the State with a strong hand , and exercised the leadership with shrewdness and energy , like Van Buren in New York ...
Page 84
... Senator Lewis Cass , the Democratic Nominee for President - Lincoln Favors the Nomination of General Taylor - The Illinois Delegates to the Whig National Convention Unanimous for Clay — Taylor's Nomination- " Free Soil " Party Nominate ...
... Senator Lewis Cass , the Democratic Nominee for President - Lincoln Favors the Nomination of General Taylor - The Illinois Delegates to the Whig National Convention Unanimous for Clay — Taylor's Nomination- " Free Soil " Party Nominate ...
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... Senate , and William A. Richardson had been elected as Representative in his stead . Thus it happened that the first appearance of Douglas as Senator was simultaneous with that of Lincoln as member of the House . Among the Sena- tors ...
... Senate , and William A. Richardson had been elected as Representative in his stead . Thus it happened that the first appearance of Douglas as Senator was simultaneous with that of Lincoln as member of the House . Among the Sena- tors ...
Page 90
... Senator Lewis Cass , whose residence at Detroit seemed to make his presence and countenance , as a man who had been so long in public life , almost imperative . Mr. Cass was nominated for the Presidency by the Democratic National ...
... Senator Lewis Cass , whose residence at Detroit seemed to make his presence and countenance , as a man who had been so long in public life , almost imperative . Mr. Cass was nominated for the Presidency by the Democratic National ...
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