The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xiv
... British Government . He ascribed a large share of the miseries of that unhappy country to its political mismanagement , and especially to the annihilation of its parliament , by the act of union . In writing home from Ire- land , he ...
... British Government . He ascribed a large share of the miseries of that unhappy country to its political mismanagement , and especially to the annihilation of its parliament , by the act of union . In writing home from Ire- land , he ...
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... British policy in depriving the catholic population of the means of instruction . The people , thus kept in abject ignorance , were more easily made the victims of oppression and tyranny , and more liable to become seditious and ...
... British policy in depriving the catholic population of the means of instruction . The people , thus kept in abject ignorance , were more easily made the victims of oppression and tyranny , and more liable to become seditious and ...
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... British minister at Washington , Mr. Fox , made a reclamation on Mr. Van Buren , then president of the United States , in behalf of the prisoner . He insisted that the destruction of the Caroline was an act of war , for which the British ...
... British minister at Washington , Mr. Fox , made a reclamation on Mr. Van Buren , then president of the United States , in behalf of the prisoner . He insisted that the destruction of the Caroline was an act of war , for which the British ...
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... British government . This de- cision was communicated to Gov. Seward , in a letter from the secretary of state , through Mr. Crittenden , the attorney - general of the United States , who announced the wish of the president that a nolle ...
... British government . This de- cision was communicated to Gov. Seward , in a letter from the secretary of state , through Mr. Crittenden , the attorney - general of the United States , who announced the wish of the president that a nolle ...
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... British territory by Gov. Seward , under an escort , and safely delivered on the north side of the Niagara river . This critical transaction affords a fresh illustration of Gov. Sew- ard's firmness and sagacity . Had he listened to the ...
... British territory by Gov. Seward , under an escort , and safely delivered on the north side of the Niagara river . This critical transaction affords a fresh illustration of Gov. Sew- ard's firmness and sagacity . Had he listened to the ...
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