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1 DANIEL WEBSTER . . . . . . . 53 JOHN C . CalHOUN . . . . . . . 113 JOHN
RANDOLPH . . . . . . 173 STEPHEN GIRARD AND HIS COLLEGE . . . . 221
JAMES GORDON BENNETT AND THE NEW YORK HERALD 259 CHARLES
GOODYEAR .
1 DANIEL WEBSTER . . . . . . . 53 JOHN C . CalHOUN . . . . . . . 113 JOHN
RANDOLPH . . . . . . 173 STEPHEN GIRARD AND HIS COLLEGE . . . . 221
JAMES GORDON BENNETT AND THE NEW YORK HERALD 259 CHARLES
GOODYEAR .
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There was a time when almost every visitor to the city of Washington desired ,
above all things , to be presenteg : to three men there , Clay , Webster , and
Calhoun , whom to hata seen was a distinction . When the country member
brought for ...
There was a time when almost every visitor to the city of Washington desired ,
above all things , to be presenteg : to three men there , Clay , Webster , and
Calhoun , whom to hata seen was a distinction . When the country member
brought for ...
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Calhoun , on the contrary , besides receiving him with civility , would converse
with him , if opportunity favored , and treat him to a disquisition on the nature of
government and the “ beauty ” of nullification , striv . ing to make a lasting
impression ...
Calhoun , on the contrary , besides receiving him with civility , would converse
with him , if opportunity favored , and treat him to a disquisition on the nature of
government and the “ beauty ” of nullification , striv . ing to make a lasting
impression ...
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Calhoun purposely and consciously imitated the Athenian orator ; but Clay was a
kindred spirit with Demosthenes . We could select passages from both these
orators , and no man could tell which was American and which was Greek ,
unless ...
Calhoun purposely and consciously imitated the Athenian orator ; but Clay was a
kindred spirit with Demosthenes . We could select passages from both these
orators , and no man could tell which was American and which was Greek ,
unless ...
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Still more honorable was it in Mr . Clay , that , in 1829 , when Calhoun was
maturing nullification , he could publicly say that among the acts of his life which
he reflected upon with most satisfaction was his youthful effort to secure
emancipation ...
Still more honorable was it in Mr . Clay , that , in 1829 , when Calhoun was
maturing nullification , he could publicly say that among the acts of his life which
he reflected upon with most satisfaction was his youthful effort to secure
emancipation ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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