Horace Greeley, the EditorFunk & Wagnalls, 1890 - 398 páginas |
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... leaders of New York , the Albany Regency , for secur- ing the support of the Courier and Enquirer , as well as the candid and business - like appeals of James Gordon Bennett for the pecuniary as- sistance of the State Committee in ...
... leaders of New York , the Albany Regency , for secur- ing the support of the Courier and Enquirer , as well as the candid and business - like appeals of James Gordon Bennett for the pecuniary as- sistance of the State Committee in ...
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... leadership of Henry Clay , calling themselves Whigs , and with a platform that took issue with the Democratic creed which the political genius of Martin Van Buren had formulated , as it had also completely organized the party itself ...
... leadership of Henry Clay , calling themselves Whigs , and with a platform that took issue with the Democratic creed which the political genius of Martin Van Buren had formulated , as it had also completely organized the party itself ...
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... , he could neither be coaxed nor forced into play till he had gotten his lessons . He was not averse to fun , and was fond of fishing , though never a He leader or expert in boyish games , and shrink- EARLY DAYS . 31.
... , he could neither be coaxed nor forced into play till he had gotten his lessons . He was not averse to fun , and was fond of fishing , though never a He leader or expert in boyish games , and shrink- EARLY DAYS . 31.
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Francis Nicoll Zabriskie. He leader or expert in boyish games , and shrink- ing from those that were rude and brutal . was a non - combatant from his childhood , and while not devoid of spirit as well as spirits , he was singularly ...
Francis Nicoll Zabriskie. He leader or expert in boyish games , and shrink- ing from those that were rude and brutal . was a non - combatant from his childhood , and while not devoid of spirit as well as spirits , he was singularly ...
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... leader of the whole coterie of village orators and statesmen who composed the Lyceum . Here he was a real giant , " is the testimony of one of his con- temporaries . He was always ready with the part assigned him , and never lost his ...
... leader of the whole coterie of village orators and statesmen who composed the Lyceum . Here he was a real giant , " is the testimony of one of his con- temporaries . He was always ready with the part assigned him , and never lost his ...
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Página 243 - I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Página 351 - Our toils obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea stamp ; The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a
Página 243 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.
Página 248 - To whom it may concern: Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States, will be received and considered by the Executive government of the United States, and will be met by liberal terms on other substantial and collateral points, and the bearer or bearers thereof shall have safe conduct both ways. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Página 246 - If you can find any person, anywhere, professing to have any proposition of Jefferson Davis in writing, for peace, embracing the restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery, whatever else it embraces, say to him he may come to me with you...
Página 326 - The men thought she carried too many guns, and the women did not like one who despised them. I believe I fancied her too much interested in personal history ; and her talk was a comedy, in which dramatic justice was done to everybody's foibles. I remember that she made me laugh more than I liked...
Página 300 - ... house, which, old-fashioned and of mellow tint, fronts on a flower-garden filled with shrubs, large vines, and trim box borders. On both sides of the house are beautiful trees, standing fair, fullgrown, and clear. Passing through a wide hall, you come out upon a piazza stretching the whole length of the house, where one can walk in all weathers...
Página 360 - SIR : Among my literary treasures, there happens to be exactly one autograph of our country's late lamented poet, Edgar A. Poe. It is his note of hand for fifty dollars, with my indorsement across the back. It cost me exactly $50.75 (including protest), and you may have it for half that amount. Yours, respectfully.
Página 243 - Union ; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors ; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views. I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty, and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal...
Página 94 - ... accomplishing the good we can, in the old-fashioned way. He lays claim to greatness by wandering through the streets with a hat double the size of his head, a coat after the fashion of Jacob's of old, with one leg of his pantaloons inside and the other outside of his boot...