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Page 38
... course , I indorsed the petition ; but I did not fail to remind my neigh- bor that very day of his inconsistency . " Oh ! you need not be riled about it , " was the retort ; " I saw you were going heavily into the Pardon business , and ...
... course , I indorsed the petition ; but I did not fail to remind my neigh- bor that very day of his inconsistency . " Oh ! you need not be riled about it , " was the retort ; " I saw you were going heavily into the Pardon business , and ...
Page 42
... course of Powell and Breckinridge , of Kentucky , and Bright , of Indiana , in opposing the Government , had nearly obliterated party feel- ing in the Senate . McDougall , of California , Rice , of Minne- sota , Thompson , of New Jersey ...
... course of Powell and Breckinridge , of Kentucky , and Bright , of Indiana , in opposing the Government , had nearly obliterated party feel- ing in the Senate . McDougall , of California , Rice , of Minne- sota , Thompson , of New Jersey ...
Page 51
... course , become the bound- ary of the United States by virtue of the act of annexation and admission into the Union . I will not say that I have demon- strated the question as satisfactorily as the distinguished gen- tleman from ...
... course , become the bound- ary of the United States by virtue of the act of annexation and admission into the Union . I will not say that I have demon- strated the question as satisfactorily as the distinguished gen- tleman from ...
Page 52
... seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION . 53 between admiration for the new 52 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION . 53 between admiration for the new 52 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 55
... course in both experiences is per- haps the very best proof of his sincerity . As I read his articles in The World , so caustic and courteous , I have but one regret , and that is that they are not in logical accord with his old anti ...
... course in both experiences is per- haps the very best proof of his sincerity . As I read his articles in The World , so caustic and courteous , I have but one regret , and that is that they are not in logical accord with his old anti ...
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