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On one occasion there arrived at Ashland the substantial present of twenty - three
barrels of salt . In his old age , when his fine estate , through the misfortunes of
his sons , was burdened with mortgages to the amount of thirty thousand dollars ...
On one occasion there arrived at Ashland the substantial present of twenty - three
barrels of salt . In his old age , when his fine estate , through the misfortunes of
his sons , was burdened with mortgages to the amount of thirty thousand dollars ...
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It were a calamity to America if , in the present rage foi ball - playing and boat -
rowing , which we heartily rejoice in , the debating society should be forgotten .
Let us rather end the sway of oratory by all becoming orators . Most men who can
...
It were a calamity to America if , in the present rage foi ball - playing and boat -
rowing , which we heartily rejoice in , the debating society should be forgotten .
Let us rather end the sway of oratory by all becoming orators . Most men who can
...
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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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At this moment we see both parties striving which shall present to the people the
most attractive list of military candidates ; and when a busy ward politician seeks
his reward in custom - house or department , he finds a dozen lame soldiers ...
At this moment we see both parties striving which shall present to the people the
most attractive list of military candidates ; and when a busy ward politician seeks
his reward in custom - house or department , he finds a dozen lame soldiers ...
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At present , with such a debt as we have , the tariff is no longer a question with us
. The government must have its million a day ; and as no tax is less offensive to
the people than a duty on imported commodities , we seem compelled to a ...
At present , with such a debt as we have , the tariff is no longer a question with us
. The government must have its million a day ; and as no tax is less offensive to
the people than a duty on imported commodities , we seem compelled to a ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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