Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 42
... never more to be seen in your midst . " Behold the warrior and statesman , his work well done , re- tired to the Hermitage to hold converse with his forests , to cul- tivate his farm , to gather around his hospitality his friends ! Who ...
... never more to be seen in your midst . " Behold the warrior and statesman , his work well done , re- tired to the Hermitage to hold converse with his forests , to cul- tivate his farm , to gather around his hospitality his friends ! Who ...
Page 43
... never have been vanquished . Jackson never was vanquished . He was always fortunate . He conquered the wilderness ; he conquered the savage ; he conquered the bravest veterans . trained in the battle - fields of Europe ; he conquered ...
... never have been vanquished . Jackson never was vanquished . He was always fortunate . He conquered the wilderness ; he conquered the savage ; he conquered the bravest veterans . trained in the battle - fields of Europe ; he conquered ...
Page 47
... never have been accomplished . Perhaps the best vindication of this patriotic executive will be found in the speech of Henry Win- ter Davis at Baltimore on Wednesday evening , October 16 , 1861 , when he asked , " Did Maryland hesitate ...
... never have been accomplished . Perhaps the best vindication of this patriotic executive will be found in the speech of Henry Win- ter Davis at Baltimore on Wednesday evening , October 16 , 1861 , when he asked , " Did Maryland hesitate ...
Page 59
... never been in Congress , although Morton , Morgan , and Sprague were subsequently chosen United States Senators , mainly be- cause of their splendid services in that historic interval . Andrew Gregg Curtin was Secretary of the ...
... never been in Congress , although Morton , Morgan , and Sprague were subsequently chosen United States Senators , mainly be- cause of their splendid services in that historic interval . Andrew Gregg Curtin was Secretary of the ...
Page 61
... never had any intercourse with it ; and it was only when he antagonized Jackson on the Bank question that the impartiality of his former service to the nation was proved . The haughty ability of Calhoun when he defended his theories in ...
... never had any intercourse with it ; and it was only when he antagonized Jackson on the Bank question that the impartiality of his former service to the nation was proved . The haughty ability of Calhoun when he defended his theories in ...
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