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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 138

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character as not to be entertained by a free people. 1
In 1861 John C. Breckenridge was elected to the senate and Mr. Crittenden was elected to the lower house. Quoting again from Mr. Blaine, "The appearance of Mr. Crittenden in his 74th year was his patriotic response to the roll call of duty. He loved his country, his whole country and every effort of his waning strength was put fourth in behalf of the Union." 2 In the house he submitted the following resolution in order to encourage the border states to loyalty: Resolved by the house of representative of the congress of the United States: that the present deplorable condition of war has been forced upon is by the disunionists of the south;
1. Jas G. Blaine. Twenty Years in Congress Vol 1 p 269
2. Jas G. Blaine. Twenty Years in Congress Vol 2 p 330

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136 character as not to be entertained by a free people. 1 In 1861 John C. Breckenridge was elected to the senate and Mr. Crittenden was elected to the lower house. Quoting again from Mr. Blaine, "The appearance of Mr. Crittenden in his 74th year was his patriotic response to the roll call of duty. He loved his country, his whole country and every effort of his waning strength was put fourth in behalf of the Union." 2 In the house he submitted the following resolution in order to encourage the border states to loyalty: Resolved by the house of representative of the congress of the United States: that the present deplorable condition of war has been forced upon is by the disunionists of the south; 1. Jas G. Blaine. Twenty Years in Congress Vol 1 p 269 2. Jas G. Blaine. Twenty Years in Congress Vol 2 p 330