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... would plead the case of so vile a wretch . But there was one seated within the bar in that crowded court - room , who heeded not these menaces . A being in human form was in distress , and peril before him . He asked himself , what ...
... would plead the case of so vile a wretch . But there was one seated within the bar in that crowded court - room , who heeded not these menaces . A being in human form was in distress , and peril before him . He asked himself , what ...
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When asked whether he pleaded guilty to the first indictment , he replied , “ Yes ! " “ No ! " " I don't know ! " " Have you counsel ? ” was ? the next inquiry . “ I don't know , ” responded the prisoner , with I a stupidity which ...
When asked whether he pleaded guilty to the first indictment , he replied , “ Yes ! " “ No ! " " I don't know ! " " Have you counsel ? ” was ? the next inquiry . “ I don't know , ” responded the prisoner , with I a stupidity which ...
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No , sir ; they have never asked for a change , until by another radical alteration in the powers and duties of this office , and in the organization of the Common Council , a necessity has arisen for the application now made .
No , sir ; they have never asked for a change , until by another radical alteration in the powers and duties of this office , and in the organization of the Common Council , a necessity has arisen for the application now made .
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We are asked if we believe any legislature would so deprive them , and we are even told that to entertain such an apprehension , is to arrogate to ourselves all the virtue and the purity of the present and future leg.slatures .
We are asked if we believe any legislature would so deprive them , and we are even told that to entertain such an apprehension , is to arrogate to ourselves all the virtue and the purity of the present and future leg.slatures .
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This same California , thus rich and populous , is here asking admission into the Union , and finds us debating the dissolution of the Union itself . No wonder if we are perplexed with ever - changing embarrassments !
This same California , thus rich and populous , is here asking admission into the Union , and finds us debating the dissolution of the Union itself . No wonder if we are perplexed with ever - changing embarrassments !
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| Title | The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 The Works of William H. Seward, William Henry Seward |
| Author | William Henry Seward |
| Editor | George E. Baker |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2009 |
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