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... side , and I asked him , sotto voce , to help " Remember it yourself , you infernal Black Republi- can , " was his quick reply , and I finished my remarks as best I could . Jackson was elected to Congress from his State as a Union man ...
... side , and I asked him , sotto voce , to help " Remember it yourself , you infernal Black Republi- can , " was his quick reply , and I finished my remarks as best I could . Jackson was elected to Congress from his State as a Union man ...
Page 54
... side , not as privates , but as general officers , each with an army at his back . There was little compensation for these losses . It is true the South consolidated to save the peculiar institution , but little was gained by the ...
... side , not as privates , but as general officers , each with an army at his back . There was little compensation for these losses . It is true the South consolidated to save the peculiar institution , but little was gained by the ...
Page 55
... side , and that his course in both experiences is per- haps the very best proof of his sincerity . As I read his articles in The World , so caustic and courteous , I have but one regret , and that is that they are not in logical accord ...
... side , and that his course in both experiences is per- haps the very best proof of his sincerity . As I read his articles in The World , so caustic and courteous , I have but one regret , and that is that they are not in logical accord ...
Page 61
... effective one . He was much affected , and his emotions affected others on both sides of the House . I regret I can not fix the exact date of this memorable display , to complete the parallel with the OWEN LOVEJOY. ...
... effective one . He was much affected , and his emotions affected others on both sides of the House . I regret I can not fix the exact date of this memorable display , to complete the parallel with the OWEN LOVEJOY. ...
Page 63
... side of the house ; but J. B. was not easily baffled ; and so , when we got Old Hickory to indorse him for Secretary of State , we felt that we had checkmated the Philadelphia favorite . And we were right , for no Vice - President was ...
... side of the house ; but J. B. was not easily baffled ; and so , when we got Old Hickory to indorse him for Secretary of State , we felt that we had checkmated the Philadelphia favorite . And we were right , for no Vice - President was ...
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