Famous Americans of Recent TimesHoughton, Mifflin, 1890 - 473 стор. |
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... Buren , the other under Mr. Clay were running a kind of tariff race , neck and neck , in which Van Buren won . Mr. Clay , it is true , was not in Congress then , he was Secretary of State ; but he was the soul of his party , and his ...
... Buren , the other under Mr. Clay were running a kind of tariff race , neck and neck , in which Van Buren won . Mr. Clay , it is true , was not in Congress then , he was Secretary of State ; but he was the soul of his party , and his ...
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... Buren contrived to spare . In nearly every instance , the men who succeeded to the best places had made themselves conspicuous by their vituperation of Mr. Clay . He was strictly correct when he said , " Every move- ment of the ...
... Buren contrived to spare . In nearly every instance , the men who succeeded to the best places had made themselves conspicuous by their vituperation of Mr. Clay . He was strictly correct when he said , " Every move- ment of the ...
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... Buren's path to the Presidency , to the exclusion of Henry Clay . Plans were formed , too , and engagements made , the grand object of which was to keep Clay from the Presi- dency , even after Mr. Van Buren should have served his ...
... Buren's path to the Presidency , to the exclusion of Henry Clay . Plans were formed , too , and engagements made , the grand object of which was to keep Clay from the Presi- dency , even after Mr. Van Buren should have served his ...
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... Buren , of course , had an easy victory . Fortunately for his own happi- ness , Mr. Clay's desire for the Presidency diminished as his chances of reaching it diminished . That desire had never been morbid , it now became exceedingly ...
... Buren , of course , had an easy victory . Fortunately for his own happi- ness , Mr. Clay's desire for the Presidency diminished as his chances of reaching it diminished . That desire had never been morbid , it now became exceedingly ...
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... Buren a push toward the Presidency , — " No son of theirs succeeding , ” — it is evident , we say , from this passage , and from other covert allusions , that he understood the game of Nullification from the beginning , so far as its ...
... Buren a push toward the Presidency , — " No son of theirs succeeding , ” — it is evident , we say , from this passage , and from other covert allusions , that he understood the game of Nullification from the beginning , so far as its ...
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