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... of Oregon , whose prediction of the collapse of the rebellion he has lived to realize , and , I hope , not to regret . [ March 12 , 1871. ] X. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS was a Representative in Congress from JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE. ...
... of Oregon , whose prediction of the collapse of the rebellion he has lived to realize , and , I hope , not to regret . [ March 12 , 1871. ] X. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS was a Representative in Congress from JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE. ...
Page 55
... rebellion . Let us not forget that his very intensity in that strife was only a copy of his intensity on the other side , and that his course in both experiences is per- haps the very best proof of his sincerity . As I read his articles ...
... rebellion . Let us not forget that his very intensity in that strife was only a copy of his intensity on the other side , and that his course in both experiences is per- haps the very best proof of his sincerity . As I read his articles ...
Page 57
... rebellion came , and yet his light shone feebly in that dark conspiracy . Virginia always had a supply of good speakers . Thomas H. Bayley , with his gold spectacles and ambrosial locks , and his Southern idiom , a compound of the negro ...
... rebellion came , and yet his light shone feebly in that dark conspiracy . Virginia always had a supply of good speakers . Thomas H. Bayley , with his gold spectacles and ambrosial locks , and his Southern idiom , a compound of the negro ...
Page 75
... rebellion , for the purpose of creating and cementing a patriotic public opinion . My guests were always numerous enough to fill every room in the house , including the basement . They were men of all ideas , profes- sions , and ...
... rebellion , for the purpose of creating and cementing a patriotic public opinion . My guests were always numerous enough to fill every room in the house , including the basement . They were men of all ideas , profes- sions , and ...
Page 88
... rebellion . It was a current on which he de- lighted to glide , affording invigorating exercise and securing an intellectual clearness that accompanied him through life . " On the occasion of a several days ' anticipated visit , during ...
... rebellion . It was a current on which he de- lighted to glide , affording invigorating exercise and securing an intellectual clearness that accompanied him through life . " On the occasion of a several days ' anticipated visit , during ...
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