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... party . I understood how he managed men in New York and Califor- nia as I watched his intercourse with Senators and Representa- tives in that trying crisis . Some he would persuade , others he would denounce . He seemed to know the ...
... party . I understood how he managed men in New York and Califor- nia as I watched his intercourse with Senators and Representa- tives in that trying crisis . Some he would persuade , others he would denounce . He seemed to know the ...
Page 27
... party to pieces in most of the Northern States , ob- literated the pro - slavery majority in the House , and had given prospective and substantial freedom to Kansas . Our little pha- lanx had made a breach in the columns of the ...
... party to pieces in most of the Northern States , ob- literated the pro - slavery majority in the House , and had given prospective and substantial freedom to Kansas . Our little pha- lanx had made a breach in the columns of the ...
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... party as Barton was of ours . They seemed to " take to " each other from the first , and when Barton moved to Philadelphia and was associ- ated with Conrad in the local judiciary , they became almost constant companions . They were born ...
... party as Barton was of ours . They seemed to " take to " each other from the first , and when Barton moved to Philadelphia and was associ- ated with Conrad in the local judiciary , they became almost constant companions . They were born ...
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... parties of that body after I had presided over the deliberations of the House in the stormy struggle of 1855 and 1856 , in my nomination , by the Democrats of the Pennsylvania Legislature , as their can- didate for United States Senator ...
... parties of that body after I had presided over the deliberations of the House in the stormy struggle of 1855 and 1856 , in my nomination , by the Democrats of the Pennsylvania Legislature , as their can- didate for United States Senator ...
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... party feel- ing in the Senate . McDougall , of California , Rice , of Minne- sota , Thompson , of New Jersey , all Democrats , had declared for force to crush the rebellion . These men were especially em- phatic , though closely ...
... party feel- ing in the Senate . McDougall , of California , Rice , of Minne- sota , Thompson , of New Jersey , all Democrats , had declared for force to crush the rebellion . These men were especially em- phatic , though closely ...
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