The Life and Public Services of Schuyler Colfax: Together with His Most Important SpeechesUnited States Publishing Company, 1868 - Всего страниц: 512 |
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... body of the book , and a collection of a few of his most important speeches is appended at the close of the volume , as it is the desire of the author to support his estimates of the subject of the memoir , and the measures discussed ...
... body of the book , and a collection of a few of his most important speeches is appended at the close of the volume , as it is the desire of the author to support his estimates of the subject of the memoir , and the measures discussed ...
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... body - Con- test for the Speakership - Mr . Colfax's Reply to Mr. Stewart - A Happy Hit - Ruse to elect a Pro - slavery Speaker detected and foiled by Mr. Colfax - A plain Statement - Interesting Debate - The Game Blocked - Renewal and ...
... body - Con- test for the Speakership - Mr . Colfax's Reply to Mr. Stewart - A Happy Hit - Ruse to elect a Pro - slavery Speaker detected and foiled by Mr. Colfax - A plain Statement - Interesting Debate - The Game Blocked - Renewal and ...
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... , composed of the best men , both young and old , of the town and county . This club met at stated periods , and its debates are said to have been marked 1 1 by more than the average ability of such bodies . EDITORIAL CAREER . 15.
... , composed of the best men , both young and old , of the town and county . This club met at stated periods , and its debates are said to have been marked 1 1 by more than the average ability of such bodies . EDITORIAL CAREER . 15.
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... bodies . Poli- tics , law , history , and every topic of a useful or enter- taining nature , furnished the themes which were dis- cussed by these Village Ciceros . Mr. Colfax was rarely absent from the meetings , and taking part in ...
... bodies . Poli- tics , law , history , and every topic of a useful or enter- taining nature , furnished the themes which were dis- cussed by these Village Ciceros . Mr. Colfax was rarely absent from the meetings , and taking part in ...
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... body to act as its Secretary . He took an active part in the cam- paign which followed , and enjoyed the satisfaction of witnessing the splendid triumph of his party . His district was strongly Democratic , but so great was his personal ...
... body to act as its Secretary . He took an active part in the cam- paign which followed , and enjoyed the satisfaction of witnessing the splendid triumph of his party . His district was strongly Democratic , but so great was his personal ...
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