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When he left his home the public seized him and bore him along over the land ,
the committee of one State passing him on to the committee of another , and the
hurrahs of one town dying away as those of the next caught his ear . The country
...
When he left his home the public seized him and bore him along over the land ,
the committee of one State passing him on to the committee of another , and the
hurrahs of one town dying away as those of the next caught his ear . The country
...
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The imperfect surveys of land , the universal habit of getting goods on credit at
the store , and “ difficulties ” between individuals ending in bloodshed , filled the
court calendars with land disputes , suits for debt , and exciting murder cases ...
The imperfect surveys of land , the universal habit of getting goods on credit at
the store , and “ difficulties ” between individuals ending in bloodshed , filled the
court calendars with land disputes , suits for debt , and exciting murder cases ...
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And this was a prin . cipal reason of the former supremacy of Southern men in
Washington ; nearly all of them being men who owned land , which slaves tilled
for them , whether they were present or absent . The young lawyer took to politics
...
And this was a prin . cipal reason of the former supremacy of Southern men in
Washington ; nearly all of them being men who owned land , which slaves tilled
for them , whether they were present or absent . The young lawyer took to politics
...
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... young Senator delayed not to speak and act ; nor did he wait for an
amendment to the Constitution . His first speech in the Senate was in favor of
building a bridge over the Potomac ; one of his first acts , to propose an
appropriation of lands ...
... young Senator delayed not to speak and act ; nor did he wait for an
amendment to the Constitution . His first speech in the Senate was in favor of
building a bridge over the Potomac ; one of his first acts , to propose an
appropriation of lands ...
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When the war was going all wrong in the first year , President Madison wished to
appoint Clay Commander - in - Chief of the land forces ; but , said Gallatin , “
What shall we do withou . him in the House of Representatives ? ” IS as Her . ry
Clay ...
When the war was going all wrong in the first year , President Madison wished to
appoint Clay Commander - in - Chief of the land forces ; but , said Gallatin , “
What shall we do withou . him in the House of Representatives ? ” IS as Her . ry
Clay ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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