Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: ReminiscencesMoore, Wilstach, Keys & Company, printers, 1858 - 640 pages |
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Page 148
... Whig National ticket with Gen. Harrison . I was at Washington at the time , but was never able to learn why he was thought of , unless it was because he had left Gen. Jackson , and it was supposed that he would give strength to the ...
... Whig National ticket with Gen. Harrison . I was at Washington at the time , but was never able to learn why he was thought of , unless it was because he had left Gen. Jackson , and it was supposed that he would give strength to the ...
Page 149
... Whigs . Indeed our opponents conceded their ability , and the whole country acknowledged that the Whig party and its principles would be faithfully represented in the executive branch of the Government , while the same party had a large ...
... Whigs . Indeed our opponents conceded their ability , and the whole country acknowledged that the Whig party and its principles would be faithfully represented in the executive branch of the Government , while the same party had a large ...
Page 150
... Whig party until Gen. Harrison died , and he had succeeded to the Presidential chair , nor do I believe he had the ... Whig caucus . Henry Clay was unjustly suspected of producing this result . Mr Wise had been up to that event , from ...
... Whig party until Gen. Harrison died , and he had succeeded to the Presidential chair , nor do I believe he had the ... Whig caucus . Henry Clay was unjustly suspected of producing this result . Mr Wise had been up to that event , from ...
Page 151
... Whig cause , and for which he was admitted to be eminently qualified . John White , of Kentucky , was elected over him by the Whigs . I was there at the time , and without any preference individually , as between Mr. Wise and Mr. White ...
... Whig cause , and for which he was admitted to be eminently qualified . John White , of Kentucky , was elected over him by the Whigs . I was there at the time , and without any preference individually , as between Mr. Wise and Mr. White ...
Page 152
... Whig party were well known to both Mr. Tyler and Mr. Wise . That they would be proposed by the leaders of the Whig party was as well known before as after their introduction . - Among them was the question of a National Bank . Here was ...
... Whig party were well known to both Mr. Tyler and Mr. Wise . That they would be proposed by the leaders of the Whig party was as well known before as after their introduction . - Among them was the question of a National Bank . Here was ...
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Page 127 - And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
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Page 488 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
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Page 127 - But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
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Page 111 - Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.