American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... Wigfall : A Fire - Eater , 1861 56. Professor Joel Parker : The Wrong of Secession , 1861 " Let Us Alone , " 1861 172 • 175 · 178 CHAPTER X - PRACTICE OF SECESSION 58. Representative Reuben Davis : Secession Spirit in Mississippi , 1860 ...
... Wigfall : A Fire - Eater , 1861 56. Professor Joel Parker : The Wrong of Secession , 1861 " Let Us Alone , " 1861 172 • 175 · 178 CHAPTER X - PRACTICE OF SECESSION 58. Representative Reuben Davis : Secession Spirit in Mississippi , 1860 ...
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... Wigfall ( No. 55 ) ; Vallandigham ( No. 129 ) ; Stevens ( No. 152 ) ; Wilson ( No. 155 ) ; various members ( No. 168 ) ; Hoar ( No. 191 ) . Large use has also been made of the House Reports ( Nos . 40 , 149 , 156 ) ; Senate Reports ( No ...
... Wigfall ( No. 55 ) ; Vallandigham ( No. 129 ) ; Stevens ( No. 152 ) ; Wilson ( No. 155 ) ; various members ( No. 168 ) ; Hoar ( No. 191 ) . Large use has also been made of the House Reports ( Nos . 40 , 149 , 156 ) ; Senate Reports ( No ...
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... Wigfall ( No. 55 ) ; E. Hannaford ( No. 161 ) ; A. F. Walker ( No. 165 ) ; Lacey ( No. 167 ) ; Eckels ( No. 167 ) . Speeches and reports by various members and commissioners will be found in Nos . 70 , 149 , 168 , 195 . Characteristic ...
... Wigfall ( No. 55 ) ; E. Hannaford ( No. 161 ) ; A. F. Walker ( No. 165 ) ; Lacey ( No. 167 ) ; Eckels ( No. 167 ) . Speeches and reports by various members and commissioners will be found in Nos . 70 , 149 , 168 , 195 . Characteristic ...
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... WIGFALL Wigfall did not enter the United States Senate until 1860 , but during his brief service he became prominent as an uncompromising advocate of the rights of slavery . The speech from which this extract is taken is characteristic ...
... WIGFALL Wigfall did not enter the United States Senate until 1860 , but during his brief service he became prominent as an uncompromising advocate of the rights of slavery . The speech from which this extract is taken is characteristic ...
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... Wigfall , passing through the blazing gateway , accompanied by Lieutenant Snyder . In the mean time , however , Mr. Wigfall had passed to an embrasure on the left flank , where , upon showing the white flag upon his sword , he was ...
... Wigfall , passing through the blazing gateway , accompanied by Lieutenant Snyder . In the mean time , however , Mr. Wigfall had passed to an embrasure on the left flank , where , upon showing the white flag upon his sword , he was ...
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