Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 44
... SOUTH DURING THE RE- BELLION . WHEN Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President , March 4 , 1861 , among the busy men of the nation were the Governors of the thirty - three States of the Union , since increased to thirty- eight by the ...
... SOUTH DURING THE RE- BELLION . WHEN Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President , March 4 , 1861 , among the busy men of the nation were the Governors of the thirty - three States of the Union , since increased to thirty- eight by the ...
Page 45
... South , from Wigfall to Soulé , rarely came within reach of his caustic tongue . He was not a demonstra- tive speaker , but he disposed of a foe by a sentence that stung like a sting , and passed into universal circulation and mem- ory ...
... South , from Wigfall to Soulé , rarely came within reach of his caustic tongue . He was not a demonstra- tive speaker , but he disposed of a foe by a sentence that stung like a sting , and passed into universal circulation and mem- ory ...
Page 48
... South , it is not surprising that he should have heartily co - operated with them during the war . He was born in 1818 , and is now , 1880 , a Senator in Congress . But Tennessee was not given up to Mr. Harris and his asso- ciates ...
... South , it is not surprising that he should have heartily co - operated with them during the war . He was born in 1818 , and is now , 1880 , a Senator in Congress . But Tennessee was not given up to Mr. Harris and his asso- ciates ...
Page 49
... South Carolina from 1860 to De- cember , 1862. He was a fair type of the chivalry , a man of fine presence , considerable intelligence , and , like most of the Southern leaders , a good speaker . He met secession more than half - way ...
... South Carolina from 1860 to De- cember , 1862. He was a fair type of the chivalry , a man of fine presence , considerable intelligence , and , like most of the Southern leaders , a good speaker . He met secession more than half - way ...
Page 50
... South Caro- lina , and that her people could not avoid the explosion when it came . A State with such active and discontented spirits as Toombs , and Crawford , and Iverson , would scarcely tolerate an independent man in the ...
... South Caro- lina , and that her people could not avoid the explosion when it came . A State with such active and discontented spirits as Toombs , and Crawford , and Iverson , would scarcely tolerate an independent man in the ...
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