Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 85
... asking humorous questions , as follows : 66 Stranger , how far is it to the next tavern ? " " About a mile , " was the reply . Then again , resuming his bow , would play the monotonous chorus , and continue the dia- logue : 66 Stranger ...
... asking humorous questions , as follows : 66 Stranger , how far is it to the next tavern ? " " About a mile , " was the reply . Then again , resuming his bow , would play the monotonous chorus , and continue the dia- logue : 66 Stranger ...
Page 89
... and without a word of ar- gument , I asked the jury to render a verdict of guilty . His fate was then sealed . The defense of want of jurisdiction - too late in presenting , and weak if entertained - left JEFFERSON DAVIS TRIED. ...
... and without a word of ar- gument , I asked the jury to render a verdict of guilty . His fate was then sealed . The defense of want of jurisdiction - too late in presenting , and weak if entertained - left JEFFERSON DAVIS TRIED. ...
Page 122
... asked to take new Confederate bonds , issued by the same Jefferson Davis , and thus to sanc- tion and encourage and offer a premium for repudiation . These so - called Confederate bonds are issued in open violation of the Constitution ...
... asked to take new Confederate bonds , issued by the same Jefferson Davis , and thus to sanc- tion and encourage and offer a premium for repudiation . These so - called Confederate bonds are issued in open violation of the Constitution ...
Page 132
... asked to become voluntary agents in en- thralling ourselves ; we are implored to send an embassador to Rome , to have our manacles forged in the furnaces of the im- perial city , under the special care of the Holy Father , who ac ...
... asked to become voluntary agents in en- thralling ourselves ; we are implored to send an embassador to Rome , to have our manacles forged in the furnaces of the im- perial city , under the special care of the Holy Father , who ac ...
Page 140
... asked for a penny to be shown him . A penny was brought to him , a metal coin , assayed , clipped , stamped with the image of the State's representative of the civil power , stamped with Cæsar's image . ' Whose is this image and ...
... asked for a penny to be shown him . A penny was brought to him , a metal coin , assayed , clipped , stamped with the image of the State's representative of the civil power , stamped with Cæsar's image . ' Whose is this image and ...
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