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John Wien Forney. THADDEUS STEVENS . 37 ham Lincoln . Things they never said , now that both are gone , are boldly laid upon their memories . But no two men , perhaps , so entirely different in character , ever threw off more sponta ...
John Wien Forney. THADDEUS STEVENS . 37 ham Lincoln . Things they never said , now that both are gone , are boldly laid upon their memories . But no two men , perhaps , so entirely different in character , ever threw off more sponta ...
Page 49
... in the same grave , at nearly the same time , martyrs alike to the same holy cause , in the year 1861. They were strangely alike in many things . They were C familiar to a degree . Their tastes were similar . STATESMEN OF FORTY-SIX. ...
... in the same grave , at nearly the same time , martyrs alike to the same holy cause , in the year 1861. They were strangely alike in many things . They were C familiar to a degree . Their tastes were similar . STATESMEN OF FORTY-SIX. ...
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... thing to see John Quincy Adams retreating before anybody . He seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION ...
... thing to see John Quincy Adams retreating before anybody . He seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION ...
Page 61
... thing to die , and how bitter , too , to know that I have but one life which I can give to my country ! ' Give us only this spirit for our work here ; doubt not but that it will be approved of by our land , and be crowned with a long ...
... thing to die , and how bitter , too , to know that I have but one life which I can give to my country ! ' Give us only this spirit for our work here ; doubt not but that it will be approved of by our land , and be crowned with a long ...
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... things in public affairs which can not be intrusted to the public . Among these are treaties with foreign powers , and important official nominations . To discuss these in the presence of an inquisitive newspaper world would be to ...
... things in public affairs which can not be intrusted to the public . Among these are treaties with foreign powers , and important official nominations . To discuss these in the presence of an inquisitive newspaper world would be to ...
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