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Page 89
... close the case of the State in half an hour . " The first witness called to the stand was General Long- street , who , having been duly sworn , stated , in answer to an in- terrogatory , that he had commanded the armed forces of the ...
... close the case of the State in half an hour . " The first witness called to the stand was General Long- street , who , having been duly sworn , stated , in answer to an in- terrogatory , that he had commanded the armed forces of the ...
Page 109
... close . As Clerk of the popular branch of the previous Congress , it was my lot to act as presiding officer dur- ing the protracted contest . My position was most peculiar . I had had no experience in Parliamentary tactics — indeed ...
... close . As Clerk of the popular branch of the previous Congress , it was my lot to act as presiding officer dur- ing the protracted contest . My position was most peculiar . I had had no experience in Parliamentary tactics — indeed ...
Page 110
... close- ness of parties in the House , added to the other perplexities of my position . The opposition looked upon me at first with a very natural distrust , and the Democrats relied upon me to exert every influence to forward their ...
... close- ness of parties in the House , added to the other perplexities of my position . The opposition looked upon me at first with a very natural distrust , and the Democrats relied upon me to exert every influence to forward their ...
Page 112
... first - rate talents , a forcible speaker , a sound lawyer , and a close reasoner . Mr. Calhoun had no more devoted follower or friend . He was a sincere be- MIKE WALSH . 113 liever in the whole theory of 112 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... first - rate talents , a forcible speaker , a sound lawyer , and a close reasoner . Mr. Calhoun had no more devoted follower or friend . He was a sincere be- MIKE WALSH . 113 liever in the whole theory of 112 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 128
... close . [ Hear , hear . ] We must recollect , also , that there is not a single State of the South in which a large majority of the pop- ulation ( including the blacks ) is not now , and always has been , devoted to the Union . Why , in ...
... close . [ Hear , hear . ] We must recollect , also , that there is not a single State of the South in which a large majority of the pop- ulation ( including the blacks ) is not now , and always has been , devoted to the Union . Why , in ...
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