Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 102
... received the nomination of the Baltimore convention , representing one section of the party ; Douglas became the candidate of the other . The organization was hopelessly divided and de- feat was inevitable . Breckinridge received 72 ...
... received the nomination of the Baltimore convention , representing one section of the party ; Douglas became the candidate of the other . The organization was hopelessly divided and de- feat was inevitable . Breckinridge received 72 ...
Page 109
... received , no testimony taken . Here to - day in the presence of the world , in the sight of Almighty God , Kentucky files her imperishable answer to that libel . States do not build monuments to traitors . Breckinridge had already , by ...
... received , no testimony taken . Here to - day in the presence of the world , in the sight of Almighty God , Kentucky files her imperishable answer to that libel . States do not build monuments to traitors . Breckinridge had already , by ...
Page 322
... received far more good than you have ever deserved , and have been treated much better than you could ever have expected . I deny not that here and there one may have received an injury ; but , if you carefully balance up the book of ...
... received far more good than you have ever deserved , and have been treated much better than you could ever have expected . I deny not that here and there one may have received an injury ; but , if you carefully balance up the book of ...
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