Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 41
... speech and of the press ; they reverenced the voice of God , as it speaks in the soul of man , by asserting the indefeasible right of man to worship the Infi- nite according to his conscience ; they established the freedom and equality ...
... speech and of the press ; they reverenced the voice of God , as it speaks in the soul of man , by asserting the indefeasible right of man to worship the Infi- nite according to his conscience ; they established the freedom and equality ...
Page 43
... was spoken with a fervor only surpassed by the eager sympathy with which it was welcomed by all who read or heard it . It is the model of funeral speeches . I met Mr. Bancroft on his way to enter upon GEORGE BANCROFTI IR 43 HISTORICAL.
... was spoken with a fervor only surpassed by the eager sympathy with which it was welcomed by all who read or heard it . It is the model of funeral speeches . I met Mr. Bancroft on his way to enter upon GEORGE BANCROFTI IR 43 HISTORICAL.
Page 47
... speech of Henry Win- ter Davis at Baltimore on Wednesday evening , October 16 , 1861 , when he asked , " Did Maryland hesitate when Governor Hicks resolutely , for three decisive months , refused to convene her traitorous Legislature ...
... speech of Henry Win- ter Davis at Baltimore on Wednesday evening , October 16 , 1861 , when he asked , " Did Maryland hesitate when Governor Hicks resolutely , for three decisive months , refused to convene her traitorous Legislature ...
Page 48
... speeches were sound , his measures bold , his administration a fair success ; and he behaved himself generally so well that , under Mr. Lincoln's inspiration , a goodly number of us left Washington on the 6th of June , 1864 , to help ...
... speeches were sound , his measures bold , his administration a fair success ; and he behaved himself generally so well that , under Mr. Lincoln's inspiration , a goodly number of us left Washington on the 6th of June , 1864 , to help ...
Page 57
... speeches before the people , his letters , his messages , his physi- cal exertions , his rapid visits to Washington , proved his energy and zeal . When Sumter fell , Massachusetts was ready . Hers were the first troops that passed ...
... speeches before the people , his letters , his messages , his physi- cal exertions , his rapid visits to Washington , proved his energy and zeal . When Sumter fell , Massachusetts was ready . Hers were the first troops that passed ...
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