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The Good Ship America

Eventually Headed for Peaceful Waters – if a Democrat at the Helm Peace Democrat James Wall has his work cut out for him in the five weeks he’s going to be in the United States Senate. From the Richmond Daily … Continue reading

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‘Lincoln rheumatism’ stirs hearts

In January 1863 the New Jersey legislature had to elect someone to serve out a U.S. senator’s term that would end in March of that year. One of the contenders was Democrat James Walter Wall, who had been locked up … Continue reading

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