Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 57
... letters , his messages , his physi- cal exertions , his rapid visits to Washington , proved his energy and zeal . When Sumter fell , Massachusetts was ready . Hers were the first troops that passed through the fiery and leaden hail at ...
... letters , his messages , his physi- cal exertions , his rapid visits to Washington , proved his energy and zeal . When Sumter fell , Massachusetts was ready . Hers were the first troops that passed through the fiery and leaden hail at ...
Page 63
... letter on a beautiful autumnal morning , in the city of Washington , after having read your telegraph de- spatch over and over , which has been confirmed by the Balti- more Sun , the Washington Constitution , and the National Intel ...
... letter on a beautiful autumnal morning , in the city of Washington , after having read your telegraph de- spatch over and over , which has been confirmed by the Balti- more Sun , the Washington Constitution , and the National Intel ...
Page 65
... letters from Wash- ington . A few extracts , as we approached the crisis , will show the temper of the times : " WASHINGTON , April 7 , 1861 . " I am a man of peace . As I said , I have begged for it in these columns and in this city ...
... letters from Wash- ington . A few extracts , as we approached the crisis , will show the temper of the times : " WASHINGTON , April 7 , 1861 . " I am a man of peace . As I said , I have begged for it in these columns and in this city ...
Page 86
... Letters from my Arm - chair , " in the United States Gazette ; there was no New York Tribune , but we drew inspiration from the splendid typography and nervous Saxon of Horace Greeley's Weekly New - Yorker ; there were no Atlantic and ...
... Letters from my Arm - chair , " in the United States Gazette ; there was no New York Tribune , but we drew inspiration from the splendid typography and nervous Saxon of Horace Greeley's Weekly New - Yorker ; there were no Atlantic and ...
Page 93
... LETTERS . - H . J. RAYMOND , HORACE GREELEY , AND W. H. SEWARD . " I HAVE not shown , in a single instance , and I cannot think I shall show , even to my nearest friend , a letter written against him to me , because I consider it a ...
... LETTERS . - H . J. RAYMOND , HORACE GREELEY , AND W. H. SEWARD . " I HAVE not shown , in a single instance , and I cannot think I shall show , even to my nearest friend , a letter written against him to me , because I consider it a ...
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