A Biographical Sketch of Henry A. Wise: With A History of the Political Campaign in Virginia in 1855,Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 1856 - 552 pages |
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... object still being that of delay , he met Gen. Jones , the next morning and said he must have time to go to Philadelphia for a rifle , as he did not know where else to get one that was reliable . Mr. Jones replied : " Certainly , sir ...
... object still being that of delay , he met Gen. Jones , the next morning and said he must have time to go to Philadelphia for a rifle , as he did not know where else to get one that was reliable . Mr. Jones replied : " Certainly , sir ...
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... object which Mr. Wise had in view - that of delay . The arrangements being thus far made , there was no time for parleying . Mr. Graves went out the morning previous to the meeting to practice with the rifle . He proved himself to be a ...
... object which Mr. Wise had in view - that of delay . The arrangements being thus far made , there was no time for parleying . Mr. Graves went out the morning previous to the meeting to practice with the rifle . He proved himself to be a ...
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... object of expenditure , he would never propose a distribution amongst the States . There was then , 1839 , a debt of about forty millions , and likely to be a deficiency of revenue unless the tariff was raised , which could not be done ...
... object of expenditure , he would never propose a distribution amongst the States . There was then , 1839 , a debt of about forty millions , and likely to be a deficiency of revenue unless the tariff was raised , which could not be done ...
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... object a usurpation of the government and its spoils , by other tenure than the popular voice . If we succeed in this we shall have accomplished our chief aim . We shall present the arguments of the ablest men in the land , both as ...
... object a usurpation of the government and its spoils , by other tenure than the popular voice . If we succeed in this we shall have accomplished our chief aim . We shall present the arguments of the ablest men in the land , both as ...
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... object aimed at by the Know - Nothing party . The report was false . It was true that there were some dissatisfied individ- uals who had had the confidence of the Democratic party ; but these were , for the most part , or had been ...
... object aimed at by the Know - Nothing party . The report was false . It was true that there were some dissatisfied individ- uals who had had the confidence of the Democratic party ; but these were , for the most part , or had been ...
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