Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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Page 35
... present consideration of private bills , had , in the main , as well have been made to a marble statue . His well known and long to be remembered , " I object , Mr. Speaker , " sounded the knell of many a well devised raid upon the ...
... present consideration of private bills , had , in the main , as well have been made to a marble statue . His well known and long to be remembered , " I object , Mr. Speaker , " sounded the knell of many a well devised raid upon the ...
Page 38
... present mo- ment , with his open coffin beside him , displayed mar- vellous fortitude , suddenly exhibiting deep emotion , piteously exclaimed , " Please hang me first , and let him speak afterwards ! " - When , in the tide of time ...
... present mo- ment , with his open coffin beside him , displayed mar- vellous fortitude , suddenly exhibiting deep emotion , piteously exclaimed , " Please hang me first , and let him speak afterwards ! " - When , in the tide of time ...
Page 39
... present efficiency of this humane branch of the public service is due to his untiring efforts . He had travelled to all countries , and even to the islands of the sea . He was of sunny disposition , and believed that " whatever places ...
... present efficiency of this humane branch of the public service is due to his untiring efforts . He had travelled to all countries , and even to the islands of the sea . He was of sunny disposition , and believed that " whatever places ...
Page 52
... present to this convention , as a candidate for Congress , the name of John E. Kenna the peer , sir , of no man in the State of West Virginia . " Among the new members elected to this Congress was the Hon . Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio ...
... present to this convention , as a candidate for Congress , the name of John E. Kenna the peer , sir , of no man in the State of West Virginia . " Among the new members elected to this Congress was the Hon . Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio ...
Page 59
... present to foreign foe an unbroken front . In the words of Webster : ' Our politics go no farther than the water's edge . ' " No less important is the fact , that the United States of America to - day , as never before , commands the ...
... present to foreign foe an unbroken front . In the words of Webster : ' Our politics go no farther than the water's edge . ' " No less important is the fact , that the United States of America to - day , as never before , commands the ...
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