History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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Page 116
... vote should pass that this House would not receive a petition from slaves ! " After another barrage of denunciation , Adams let loose his most inflammatory rejoinder . He " had heard , " he said , and " was inclined to believe " that ...
... vote should pass that this House would not receive a petition from slaves ! " After another barrage of denunciation , Adams let loose his most inflammatory rejoinder . He " had heard , " he said , and " was inclined to believe " that ...
Page 217
... vote for the Bland bill , violated the instruc- tions and voted as his conscience dictated " for sound money . " When the Legislature demanded that its instructions be obeyed , Lamar refused with a courageously direct statement of his ...
... vote for the Bland bill , violated the instruc- tions and voted as his conscience dictated " for sound money . " When the Legislature demanded that its instructions be obeyed , Lamar refused with a courageously direct statement of his ...
Page 324
... vote was taken and Johnson escaped by the margin of a single vote : thirty five for im- peachment , nineteen against . " There has been great , manifold , deep damnation , " said Stevens sourly , hinting the result had been influenced ...
... vote was taken and Johnson escaped by the margin of a single vote : thirty five for im- peachment , nineteen against . " There has been great , manifold , deep damnation , " said Stevens sourly , hinting the result had been influenced ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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