The Life and Times of Seargent Smith PrentissJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884 - 442 páginas |
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... party to which he belonged seized and dragooned him into service . There is something so irresistibly fascinating in the applause of the people , something so charming in the success of one's own eloquence , that the victim becomes a ...
... party to which he belonged seized and dragooned him into service . There is something so irresistibly fascinating in the applause of the people , something so charming in the success of one's own eloquence , that the victim becomes a ...
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... parties , " Federal " and " Republican , ” had died out , and new party organizations had been constructed from their ruins . They may be classed under three general heads , the " Democratic , " the " Whig , " and the " States ' Rights ...
... parties , " Federal " and " Republican , ” had died out , and new party organizations had been constructed from their ruins . They may be classed under three general heads , the " Democratic , " the " Whig , " and the " States ' Rights ...
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... party . The account of his first speech on the national topic is de- tailed by John M. Chilton in the " Memoirs . " He knew it would be folly to attack ( the old war veteran , so he flanked that battery , and criticised Van Buren , who ...
... party . The account of his first speech on the national topic is de- tailed by John M. Chilton in the " Memoirs . " He knew it would be folly to attack ( the old war veteran , so he flanked that battery , and criticised Van Buren , who ...
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... party was in favor of electing all officers , from governor down to constable , from supreme judge down to justice of the peace . They were also in favor of abolishing all property qualifications for office . The other party was more ...
... party was in favor of electing all officers , from governor down to constable , from supreme judge down to justice of the peace . They were also in favor of abolishing all property qualifications for office . The other party was more ...
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... parties took their positions . As Prentiss reached his , he with a smile tossed his cane from him , that his antagonist might see that this time he was without a rest . The parties stood side by side , some ten or twelve paces apart ...
... parties took their positions . As Prentiss reached his , he with a smile tossed his cane from him , that his antagonist might see that this time he was without a rest . The parties stood side by side , some ten or twelve paces apart ...
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