Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 42
... called session , which opened on the 14th of July , and closed on the 6th of August , 1861. He was the leader of the Democracy in that exciting month , and though he gave no sign of his intention to join the rebel army , nobody was ...
... called session , which opened on the 14th of July , and closed on the 6th of August , 1861. He was the leader of the Democracy in that exciting month , and though he gave no sign of his intention to join the rebel army , nobody was ...
Page 43
... called it , of the Senator from Kentucky , and , when he sat down , he replied with a fervor never to be forgotten . One or two of his passages deserve to be repeated : " To talk to us about stopping is idle ; we will never stop . Will ...
... called it , of the Senator from Kentucky , and , when he sat down , he replied with a fervor never to be forgotten . One or two of his passages deserve to be repeated : " To talk to us about stopping is idle ; we will never stop . Will ...
Page 47
... called to do honor to the memory of Robert E. Lee , the Con- federate military leader . It was a meeting of men of all parties , and he said : " If the spirit which animates the assembly before me to - night shall become general and ...
... called to do honor to the memory of Robert E. Lee , the Con- federate military leader . It was a meeting of men of all parties , and he said : " If the spirit which animates the assembly before me to - night shall become general and ...
Page 64
... , Buchanan called upon Old Hickory with a fair English lady , whom he desired to present to the head of the American nation . Leaving her in the ANDREW JACKSON . 65 reception - room down stairs , 64 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... , Buchanan called upon Old Hickory with a fair English lady , whom he desired to present to the head of the American nation . Leaving her in the ANDREW JACKSON . 65 reception - room down stairs , 64 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 73
... called upon to face and to fear their constituency . Bound together by a solemn covenant not to reveal what transpires , they do exactly what pleases them most . I must say , with my frequent opportunities of observation , I have seen ...
... called upon to face and to fear their constituency . Bound together by a solemn covenant not to reveal what transpires , they do exactly what pleases them most . I must say , with my frequent opportunities of observation , I have seen ...
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