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CHAPTER V.

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PROMINENT REPRESENTATIVES OF 1827. The Representatives' Hall--Admission of Ladies--Webster, of Massachusetts--Edward Everett--McDuffie, of South Carolina--Rhode Island's Bald Eagle--A Bargain Exposed--Retrenchment and Reform-- Prominent Representatives--The Supreme Court--Chief Justice Marshall --Mr. Justice Washington--The Christmas Holidays.