The Life of John J. Crittenden: With Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches, Том 2Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman ("Mrs. Chapman Coleman, ") J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1871 |
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... called upon to respond to the toast announcing the Father of his Country as its mighty theme . You have met , sir , to commemorate the anniversary of his birth . The occasion and the associations by which we are surrounded , —here , in ...
... called upon to respond to the toast announcing the Father of his Country as its mighty theme . You have met , sir , to commemorate the anniversary of his birth . The occasion and the associations by which we are surrounded , —here , in ...
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... called to the presidential office , that by his wisdom and influence he might put into practice and consolidate those new and untried institu- tions , by which all the blessings acquired by the Revolution . and contemplated by that ...
... called to the presidential office , that by his wisdom and influence he might put into practice and consolidate those new and untried institu- tions , by which all the blessings acquired by the Revolution . and contemplated by that ...
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... ; but he will not be likely to profit by it , and would be called a busybody for his pains . [ Laughter and applause . ] We , as a nation , have a right to decide - and it is always a question 32 LIFE OF JOHN J. CRITTENDEN .
... ; but he will not be likely to profit by it , and would be called a busybody for his pains . [ Laughter and applause . ] We , as a nation , have a right to decide - and it is always a question 32 LIFE OF JOHN J. CRITTENDEN .
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... called " the spirit of the age , " for aught I know ; but I acknowledge that I feel safer in this ancient and well - tried policy than in the novelties of the present day . And now , in conclusion , I hope I may be excused for saying ...
... called " the spirit of the age , " for aught I know ; but I acknowledge that I feel safer in this ancient and well - tried policy than in the novelties of the present day . And now , in conclusion , I hope I may be excused for saying ...
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... called the Second War of Independence . The public grounds of the war were the injustice , injury , and insults inflicted on the United States by the government of Great Britain , then engaged in a war of maritime edicts with France ...
... called the Second War of Independence . The public grounds of the war were the injustice , injury , and insults inflicted on the United States by the government of Great Britain , then engaged in a war of maritime edicts with France ...
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