Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 53
... soon assumed the first rank , and to the end held it by his wisdom and genius , and especially by his careful avoidance of in- trigues with his opponents and intolerance of his friends . He was re - elected to the Senate by the ...
... soon assumed the first rank , and to the end held it by his wisdom and genius , and especially by his careful avoidance of in- trigues with his opponents and intolerance of his friends . He was re - elected to the Senate by the ...
Page 62
... soon a promi- nent Whig and Republican , but remained a lawyer in Belle- fonte until Governor Pollock called him into his Cabinet in 1854 , in which capacity he was unconsciously trained for a higher vocation . In 1860 he was nominated ...
... soon a promi- nent Whig and Republican , but remained a lawyer in Belle- fonte until Governor Pollock called him into his Cabinet in 1854 , in which capacity he was unconsciously trained for a higher vocation . In 1860 he was nominated ...
Page 63
... soon be out of the way . Their race will presently be ended ; but will not the party leaders who have sustained them in their pro- scriptions be admonished and instructed by the triple verdicts of the people of Pennsylvania - the ...
... soon be out of the way . Their race will presently be ended ; but will not the party leaders who have sustained them in their pro- scriptions be admonished and instructed by the triple verdicts of the people of Pennsylvania - the ...
Page 69
... soon after thrown into prison ( in 1844 ) and Re- peal was languishing . In that hour Thomas Francis Meagher stepped into the arena , in company with John Mitchel , Thomas Davis , William Smith O'Brien , Devin Reilley , John Martin ...
... soon after thrown into prison ( in 1844 ) and Re- peal was languishing . In that hour Thomas Francis Meagher stepped into the arena , in company with John Mitchel , Thomas Davis , William Smith O'Brien , Devin Reilley , John Martin ...
Page 70
... soon became a student at law under Judge Em- met , nephew of the Irish patriot . Besides , his country was in travail , and his comrades - in - arms still in exile . And on the 10th of June , in declining a public reception most ...
... soon became a student at law under Judge Em- met , nephew of the Irish patriot . Besides , his country was in travail , and his comrades - in - arms still in exile . And on the 10th of June , in declining a public reception most ...
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