Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 94
... letter , stating now that the Yankees had shown that this was simply an abolition war , he ought to leave the " Federal " army and come over to his old friends , in which case a better position awaited him . This letter , owing to ...
... letter , stating now that the Yankees had shown that this was simply an abolition war , he ought to leave the " Federal " army and come over to his old friends , in which case a better position awaited him . This letter , owing to ...
Page 106
... letter raised a host of enemies against him in the National Con- vention of that year , who , after a long and harassing contest , united upon James K. Polk - the Blairs , the Riveses , the Ben- tons , the Tappans , the Allens , the ...
... letter raised a host of enemies against him in the National Con- vention of that year , who , after a long and harassing contest , united upon James K. Polk - the Blairs , the Riveses , the Ben- tons , the Tappans , the Allens , the ...
Page 114
... letters , written while he was abroad , were unrivaled in their way . For many years he bore uncontested sway in the politics of New York , especially in the famous Empire Club . He was a proud and honest man , and had he shaped his ...
... letters , written while he was abroad , were unrivaled in their way . For many years he bore uncontested sway in the politics of New York , especially in the famous Empire Club . He was a proud and honest man , and had he shaped his ...
Page 115
... letters . I shall always remem- ber the effect produced by the lectures , of this indefatigable and really gifted woman , as she traveled through Pennsylvania many years ago . Controverted and attacked by the clergy and the press , she ...
... letters . I shall always remem- ber the effect produced by the lectures , of this indefatigable and really gifted woman , as she traveled through Pennsylvania many years ago . Controverted and attacked by the clergy and the press , she ...
Page 116
... Letters from Alabama " on various subjects , in 1830 . Mrs. Royall's career was a rough one , and she seemed to live for the purpose of revenging her misfortunes upon others . She was a native of Virginia , and at an early age was ...
... Letters from Alabama " on various subjects , in 1830 . Mrs. Royall's career was a rough one , and she seemed to live for the purpose of revenging her misfortunes upon others . She was a native of Virginia , and at an early age was ...
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