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John Bachman Quotes
Page 1 of 1John Bachman
February 4, 1790 - February 24, 1874
Nationality: American
Category: Clergyman
Subcategory: American Clergyman
|  The president said nothing about the views of government in regard to the possibility of Carolinas seceding. This however was frequently spoken of by other statesmen at the North. I think they were unanimous in this, that no army would be sent here. | | I have seen one shrike occupy himself for hours in sticking up on thorns, a number of small fishes that the fishermen had thrown on the shore. The fishes dried up and decayed. | | I never found either this or the Northern Shrike return to such prey for food. I have seen them alight on the same thorn bush afterwards, but never made any use of this kind of food. |
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