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him, entitled "The Self-Consciousness of Noted Persons," 

 appeared from a Boston press. This was a collection of self 

 appreciative expressions made by a number of distinguished 

 figures. Dartmouth College conferred an M. A. on him in 1857, 

 the University of Vermont an LL. D. in 1874, and the University 

 of Pennsylvania a similar degree in 1884. His honorable career 

 in Congress constitutes one of its brightest bits of service and 

 established a record whose length is yet unequalled. 



