The period of expansion or Georgia in the process of growth, 1802-1857 (continued) ; The period of division or Georgia in the assertion of state rights, 1857-1872 ; The period of rehabilitation or Georgia's rise from the ashes of war, 1872-1916 ; Georgia miscellanies |
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Page 658
The adherents of Jackson styled themselves Jackson democrats , but traced
political descent back to Thomas Jefferson . In the campaign of ... This was one of
the most dramatic campaigns in the history of American politics . General
Harrison ...
The adherents of Jackson styled themselves Jackson democrats , but traced
political descent back to Thomas Jefferson . In the campaign of ... This was one of
the most dramatic campaigns in the history of American politics . General
Harrison ...
Page 686
Judge Lumpkin cared nothing for political honors , and allowed no offers ,
however tempting , to shake his resolute determination to remain upon the bench
. It is rather singular that gifts which in the legislative halls or on the hustings
would ...
Judge Lumpkin cared nothing for political honors , and allowed no offers ,
however tempting , to shake his resolute determination to remain upon the bench
. It is rather singular that gifts which in the legislative halls or on the hustings
would ...
Page 687
... they had honorably coveted and which they would have richly adorned . What
seem to be the ingratitudes of politics are sometimes difficult to explain ; but
neither Judge Nisbet nor Judge Warner were politicians in the fiddle - dancing
sense ...
... they had honorably coveted and which they would have richly adorned . What
seem to be the ingratitudes of politics are sometimes difficult to explain ; but
neither Judge Nisbet nor Judge Warner were politicians in the fiddle - dancing
sense ...
Page 700
As early as 1854 the know - nothing party had become an important factor in
Georgia politics . Most of its adherents were old - line whigs . But Mr. Stephens ,
as we have seen , refused to join the new party , preferring to take an
independent ...
As early as 1854 the know - nothing party had become an important factor in
Georgia politics . Most of its adherents were old - line whigs . But Mr. Stephens ,
as we have seen , refused to join the new party , preferring to take an
independent ...
Page 708
Tennent Lomax , of Columbus , a gifted editor , then wielding a powerful pen in
state politics , was made the convention's presiding officer . To mention some of
the delegates , we find enrolled : Linton Stephens , Osborne A. Lochrane , John ...
Tennent Lomax , of Columbus , a gifted editor , then wielding a powerful pen in
state politics , was made the convention's presiding officer . To mention some of
the delegates , we find enrolled : Linton Stephens , Osborne A. Lochrane , John ...
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| Title | The period of expansion or Georgia in the process of growth, 1802-1857 (continued) ; The period of division or Georgia in the assertion of state rights, 1857-1872 ; The period of rehabilitation or Georgia's rise from the ashes of war, 1872-1916 ; Georgia miscellanies Volume 2 of A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians, Lucian Lamar Knight |
| Author | Lucian Lamar Knight |
| Publisher | Lewis Publishing Company, 1917 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 27 Jul 2015 |
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