Masterpieces of Eloquence: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders from Early Greece to the Present Time, Volume 22Mayo Williamson Hazeltine P. F. Collier & Son, 1905 - 11114 pages |
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Page 9251
... civil war . That was a bad lesson to teach Irishmen . Worse still was taught them . O'Connell , the great constitutional leader , a man with whom loyalty and respect for the laws was a fundamental principle of action , led the people ...
... civil war . That was a bad lesson to teach Irishmen . Worse still was taught them . O'Connell , the great constitutional leader , a man with whom loyalty and respect for the laws was a fundamental principle of action , led the people ...
Page 9319
... civil right ridiculous to convict of the lowest offence scandalous if brought forward to support a charge of the highest nature which the law knows monstrous to ruin the honor , to blast the name of an English Queen ! What shall I say ...
... civil right ridiculous to convict of the lowest offence scandalous if brought forward to support a charge of the highest nature which the law knows monstrous to ruin the honor , to blast the name of an English Queen ! What shall I say ...
Page 9328
... Civil War he entered the Confederate army as a captain in 1861. He was elected governor of North Carolina in 1862 and re - elected in 1864. In 1863 he urged President Davis to undertake negotiations with the United States to bring about ...
... Civil War he entered the Confederate army as a captain in 1861. He was elected governor of North Carolina in 1862 and re - elected in 1864. In 1863 he urged President Davis to undertake negotiations with the United States to bring about ...
Page 9338
... Civil War , and in December , 1876 , was United States senator . From April , 1882 , until March , 1885 , during President Arthur's administration , he was secretary of the interior , resigning to take his seat again in the Senate . In ...
... Civil War , and in December , 1876 , was United States senator . From April , 1882 , until March , 1885 , during President Arthur's administration , he was secretary of the interior , resigning to take his seat again in the Senate . In ...
Page 9352
... civil discord would rear again his horrid head in our midst , " gnash loud his iron fangs and shake his crest of bristling bayonets ? " Then , sir , think of the long and painful process of recon- struction that must follow , with its ...
... civil discord would rear again his horrid head in our midst , " gnash loud his iron fangs and shake his crest of bristling bayonets ? " Then , sir , think of the long and painful process of recon- struction that must follow , with its ...
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