Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . the dark deed we meditate ;there is a sort of destiny in this thing ;the act must be performed, and it is anact ivhicli irill tell upon the i^olitical his-tory of tills country forever. Mr.
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . the dark deed we meditate ;there is a sort of destiny in this thing ;the act must be performed, and it is anact ivhicli irill tell upon the i^olitical his-tory of tills country forever. Mr. Clay indulged in unmeasured de-nunciation of the whole thing. The last speech in opposition to themeasure was made by Mr. Webster, whoemployed the strongest language he could was there. Expectation, and determina-tion to see the conclusion, were depictedupon every countenance. It was evidentthere was to be no adjournment until thevote should be taken—until the deed wasdone ; and this aspect of invincible deter-mination had its effect upon the ranks ofthe opposition. The^ began to falterunder a useless persistence, for thej alonenow did the speaking; and while was yet reciting his protest, twosenators from the opposition side, who hadbeen best able to maintain their equanim-ity, came round to the mover of theresolution, and said : This question hasdeffenerated into a trial of nerves and.
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