Identifier: independen89v90newy (find matches)
Title: The Independent
Year: 1849 (1840s)
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Publisher: New York : S.W. Benedict
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING BY DONALD WILHELM AUTHOR OF A WARTIME MIRACLE AT EDDYSTONE WASHINGTON—the city of thenation as business-man em-ployer, therefore often calledthe unpatriotic city—becameon Monday night, the 2nd of April, theImperial City, to which, as to a shrine,will come pilgrims from all our elevenallies—perhaps, some time, from allthe nations of this earth. In Washington there never was anight like that Monday night. On Capitol Hill, in the House—asmall chamber all inadequate for eventsso vast as those impending—weregathered the Congressmen; the Sena-tors, even La Follette, arrogant, wil-ful; Stone, evasive; long-haired Var-daman and the rest of the twelve wil-ful few. There on the floor, too, takingadvantage of an ancient privilege,were representatives of some of ourallies—vivacious Jusserand of France,phlegmatic Sir Cecil Spring-Rice; theBelgian Minister; Senor Calderon, theBolivian Minister; others from SouthAmerica, and at the last, arriving intime to hear ment

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