Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 95
... York and of the Whig party in Massachusetts , with many from both parties in Ohio and other States , would support this " Free Soil " ticket . CHAPTER VIII . 1848-1849 . In Congress - Speeches in IN CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION . 95.
... York and of the Whig party in Massachusetts , with many from both parties in Ohio and other States , would support this " Free Soil " ticket . CHAPTER VIII . 1848-1849 . In Congress - Speeches in IN CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION . 95.
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... York . In the February following ( 1849 ) he was elected to the United States Senate . He was not altogether a pleasing speaker as to voice or manner , though he commanded close attention by the matter which he presented with finished ...
... York . In the February following ( 1849 ) he was elected to the United States Senate . He was not altogether a pleasing speaker as to voice or manner , though he commanded close attention by the matter which he presented with finished ...
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... York . The few weeks of the campaign remaining after his return home were chiefly devoted to the canvass in Illinois . In his own district Judge Stephen T. Logan , the Whig nominee for Representative in Congress , was beaten ; but the ...
... York . The few weeks of the campaign remaining after his return home were chiefly devoted to the canvass in Illinois . In his own district Judge Stephen T. Logan , the Whig nominee for Representative in Congress , was beaten ; but the ...
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... York , in which Van Buren had a large vote , gave that State to Taylor , as the " Liberty " vote four years pre- viously had given it to Polk ; and in both cases the large electoral vote of the Empire State was decisive of the general ...
... York , in which Van Buren had a large vote , gave that State to Taylor , as the " Liberty " vote four years pre- viously had given it to Polk ; and in both cases the large electoral vote of the Empire State was decisive of the general ...
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... York , introduced a resolution , with a preamble declaring that the " traffic now prosecuted in this metropolis of the Republic in human beings , as chattels , is contrary to national justice and the fundamental principles of our ...
... York , introduced a resolution , with a preamble declaring that the " traffic now prosecuted in this metropolis of the Republic in human beings , as chattels , is contrary to national justice and the fundamental principles of our ...
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