The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-08
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TO the Presidentiai Chair of neo nan--an unhack-
neyed Pottician-a Patriot and Hero-one whose
whole lie has been faithfully devoted to the service
OF his Country; that individual, the strop -souled
and ironed- neryed " Conqueror of Mexico GEN
WINFIELD ScoTT, Of New Jersey, subject to the
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GoRDoN'S DIGEST OF THE LAWS OF THE
" United States, edition, coming down to
1851, including, alec, the Treaties with Foreign
Powers; and an abstract of Judicial Decisions re-
laiing to the Constitutional and Statutory Law; by
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