A Biographical Sketch of Henry A. Wise: With a History of the Political Campaign in Virginia in 1855: to which is Added a Review of the Position of Parties in the Union, and a Statement of the Political Issues: Distinguishing Them on the Eve of the Presidential Campaign of 1856J. W. Randolph, 1856 - 509 páginas |
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... Convention . In that Convention he supported General Jackson in preference to any man , but when Martin Van Buren received the nomination for the Vice - Presidency , he arose and said , " Mr. President , in the vernacular of the negro's ...
... Convention . In that Convention he supported General Jackson in preference to any man , but when Martin Van Buren received the nomination for the Vice - Presidency , he arose and said , " Mr. President , in the vernacular of the negro's ...
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... Convention and nomi- nated Gen. William Henry Harrison of Ohio , for President , and Francis Granger of N. Y. for the Vice Presidency . The regiment that had wheeled out of the Jackson line upon the issues of Nullification and the ...
... Convention and nomi- nated Gen. William Henry Harrison of Ohio , for President , and Francis Granger of N. Y. for the Vice Presidency . The regiment that had wheeled out of the Jackson line upon the issues of Nullification and the ...
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... Convention at Harrisburg . Judge White was right in his predictions . The name of General Scott was used to defeat Mr. Clay through the Webster influence ; William H. Harrison and John Tyler receiving the nomination . But before the ...
... Convention at Harrisburg . Judge White was right in his predictions . The name of General Scott was used to defeat Mr. Clay through the Webster influence ; William H. Harrison and John Tyler receiving the nomination . But before the ...
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... Convention met , and af- ter Mr. Clay had made his Anti - Whig pledges to Judge White , he pre- pared an elaborate speech , the notes of which he showed to Mr. Wise previous to going to the Taylorsville dinner . Mr. Clay delivered this ...
... Convention met , and af- ter Mr. Clay had made his Anti - Whig pledges to Judge White , he pre- pared an elaborate speech , the notes of which he showed to Mr. Wise previous to going to the Taylorsville dinner . Mr. Clay delivered this ...
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... Convention , he no longer considered himself bound by his pledges to Judge White . The question now arises , would he have abided those pledges had he been made President ? What does the philosophic politician say ? For ourselves we ...
... Convention , he no longer considered himself bound by his pledges to Judge White . The question now arises , would he have abided those pledges had he been made President ? What does the philosophic politician say ? For ourselves we ...
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