Reminiscences of Henry Clay Barnabee Being An Attempt to Account for His Life
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He was the political boss of the Irish party in Boston and as taciturn as an oyster, but he could control and "deliver" votes, just the same. One memorable night in Faneuil Hall, when the cradle of liberty was being rocked by a swaying multi- tude, Mike sat on the front of the platform, smiling complacently on his constituents. Lieutenant Gover- nor Dorsheimer, of New York, a noted "silver-tongued orator" of the time, was there to orate. He arose in Olympian majesty, and, with a magnetic wave o...f his hand, began: "Fellow-citizens, Faneuil Hall is full tonight"- "So's Mike Doherty!" sang out a high-pitched voice from the gallery. And it was several minutes before the speaker could get a fresh start. Of Rufus Choate I can say but little, as he lived and died before my acquaintance with the city ripened into intimate relations, but, from all I can gather, he was considered the most powerful advocate of his time, and indeed of any time. He was simply invin- cible. Anything of a humorous character about a man always attracted me first, and I have always cherished the following.
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