The star of the West; or, National men and national measures . lements beat in cannot be driven from their position, although treasonmay thwart their efforts, and traitors betray them. If thereis gratitude in the American heart of Massachusetts, thesubject of this brief memoir will be rewarded for his manyyears of hard labor in behalf of the cause dear to allAmericans. Possessing executive talents of the highestorder, and gifted with a large stock of common sense, andgreat independence and integrity of character, he is rarelywrong in his judgments, and is seldom turned from hisopinio
The star of the West; or, National men and national measures . lements beat in cannot be driven from their position, although treasonmay thwart their efforts, and traitors betray them. If thereis gratitude in the American heart of Massachusetts, thesubject of this brief memoir will be rewarded for his manyyears of hard labor in behalf of the cause dear to allAmericans. Possessing executive talents of the highestorder, and gifted with a large stock of common sense, andgreat independence and integrity of character, he is rarelywrong in his judgments, and is seldom turned from hisopinions. He is eminently a national man. Never willingto commit an aggression, he is always the first to resent his stern sense of right, and his unflinching will tovindicate that right, into no safer hands could the welfareof any party or the people be committed. One of the Old Guard Americans, firmest and truestwhen least was to be gained, Mr. Ely deserves the gratitude,the respect, and the warm esteem and confidence, of alltrue patriots and
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