Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 66
... visited Washington , in company with the then chairman of the Military Committee of the Senate ( Colonel McClure ) , and assured the President that desperate and protracted war must come , and that his State would at once assure the ...
... visited Washington , in company with the then chairman of the Military Committee of the Senate ( Colonel McClure ) , and assured the President that desperate and protracted war must come , and that his State would at once assure the ...
Page 71
... visited after his admission to the bar in 1855 , and his essays in the Irish News , established by himself in New York in June of 1856 , proved his inexhausti- ble literary tastes and resources . About this time we had a memorable ...
... visited after his admission to the bar in 1855 , and his essays in the Irish News , established by himself in New York in June of 1856 , proved his inexhausti- ble literary tastes and resources . About this time we had a memorable ...
Page 103
... visited President Jefferson at Washington . There were three great talkers present - Dr . Mitchell , of New York , and W. B. Giles and Dr. Walter Jones , of Virginia - who silenced Jefferson and the young lawyer . Suddenly , in a pause ...
... visited President Jefferson at Washington . There were three great talkers present - Dr . Mitchell , of New York , and W. B. Giles and Dr. Walter Jones , of Virginia - who silenced Jefferson and the young lawyer . Suddenly , in a pause ...
Page 104
... visited Europe , reaching there after the battle of Waterloo , an object of great distinction . His standard work , " General Regulations , " was written in 1825 . His courage and wisdom in the Indian War , in the Nullifi- cation crisis ...
... visited Europe , reaching there after the battle of Waterloo , an object of great distinction . His standard work , " General Regulations , " was written in 1825 . His courage and wisdom in the Indian War , in the Nullifi- cation crisis ...
Page 107
... visited Ni- agara one summer with his family , and while there hired a car- riage that he might get to the favorite places near the Falls . The young coachman was so intelligent that he ventured to ask him why he resorted to such an ...
... visited Ni- agara one summer with his family , and while there hired a car- riage that he might get to the favorite places near the Falls . The young coachman was so intelligent that he ventured to ask him why he resorted to such an ...
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