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had a basis for a public career , without which few men can long serve the public
with honor and success . And this was a prin . cipal reason of the former
supremacy of Southern men in Washington ; nearly all of them being men who
owned ...
had a basis for a public career , without which few men can long serve the public
with honor and success . And this was a prin . cipal reason of the former
supremacy of Southern men in Washington ; nearly all of them being men who
owned ...
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Henry Clay was the animating soul of the war of 1812 , and we honor him for it ;
but while Jackson , Brown , Scott , Perry , and Decatur came out of that war the
idols of the nation , Clay was promptly notified that his footing in the public
councils ...
Henry Clay was the animating soul of the war of 1812 , and we honor him for it ;
but while Jackson , Brown , Scott , Perry , and Decatur came out of that war the
idols of the nation , Clay was promptly notified that his footing in the public
councils ...
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The most wonderful thing that we have to say of Henry Clay is , that , such were
his native sincerity and healthfulness of mind , he came out of this fiery trial still a
patriot and a man of honor . We believe it was a weakness in him , as it is in any ...
The most wonderful thing that we have to say of Henry Clay is , that , such were
his native sincerity and healthfulness of mind , he came out of this fiery trial still a
patriot and a man of honor . We believe it was a weakness in him , as it is in any ...
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We honor him for his courage in doing so . Having made Mr . Adams President , it
had been unlike the gallant Kentuckian to shrink from the possible odium of the
act by refusing his proper place in the administration . The calumny which ...
We honor him for his courage in doing so . Having made Mr . Adams President , it
had been unlike the gallant Kentuckian to shrink from the possible odium of the
act by refusing his proper place in the administration . The calumny which ...
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He vetoed appropriations for the Cumberland Road , because the name and the
honor of Henry Clay were peculiarly identified with that work . He destroyed the
Bank of the United States , because he believed its power and influence were to
...
He vetoed appropriations for the Cumberland Road , because the name and the
honor of Henry Clay were peculiarly identified with that work . He destroyed the
Bank of the United States , because he believed its power and influence were to
...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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