History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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... debates . From March 7 to 24 , the debate dealt with the right of the House to review the instructions given by the President to his Ambassador , John Jay . This debate ended with a vote of fifty seven to thirty five , demanding that ...
... debates . From March 7 to 24 , the debate dealt with the right of the House to review the instructions given by the President to his Ambassador , John Jay . This debate ended with a vote of fifty seven to thirty five , demanding that ...
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... debate again in 1846 ; but the arguments were half - hearted . By this time sectionalism had become far too emotional an issue to be discussed in economic terms . As Con- gressman Davis hinted , the differences between North and South ...
... debate again in 1846 ; but the arguments were half - hearted . By this time sectionalism had become far too emotional an issue to be discussed in economic terms . As Con- gressman Davis hinted , the differences between North and South ...
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... debate were not of his own making , and he grandly called for a reading of the Foot resolution to bring the debate back to its proper topic . Then he proceeded without a qualm to shift it once more to the ground he had chosen : the ...
... debate were not of his own making , and he grandly called for a reading of the Foot resolution to bring the debate back to its proper topic . Then he proceeded without a qualm to shift it once more to the ground he had chosen : the ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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