The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page lii
... denied , sustaining the ground taken by President Van Buren and Gov. Seward in opposition to the views of President Tyler . In spite of the fact that war was suspended not on the trial , but on the execution of M'Leod , the public mind ...
... denied , sustaining the ground taken by President Van Buren and Gov. Seward in opposition to the views of President Tyler . In spite of the fact that war was suspended not on the trial , but on the execution of M'Leod , the public mind ...
Page lxii
... denying the use of the public jails for their detention . He held that these were actions under the constitution and laws of the United States , and should , therefore , be executed only by the United States marshals and judges in ...
... denying the use of the public jails for their detention . He held that these were actions under the constitution and laws of the United States , and should , therefore , be executed only by the United States marshals and judges in ...
Page lxxvii
... denied by the prisoner's counsel , the only question at issue was his sanity at the time of the homicide . Gov. Seward labored with unwearied assi- duity to establish the insanity or dementia of Freeman , of which he was himself ...
... denied by the prisoner's counsel , the only question at issue was his sanity at the time of the homicide . Gov. Seward labored with unwearied assi- duity to establish the insanity or dementia of Freeman , of which he was himself ...
Page lxxxv
... deny that there is a law higher than political constitutions and human legislation , " the law which governs all law - the law of our Creator , the law of humanity , justice , equity , the law of nature and of nations . " Nor will it be ...
... deny that there is a law higher than political constitutions and human legislation , " the law which governs all law - the law of our Creator , the law of humanity , justice , equity , the law of nature and of nations . " Nor will it be ...
Page lxxxvi
... deny the soundness of this posi- tion ? But let us not be misunderstood . In vindicating Gov. Seward from the aspersions which were brought upon him by the expres- sion alluded to , it is far from our intention to disclaim for him a ...
... deny the soundness of this posi- tion ? But let us not be misunderstood . In vindicating Gov. Seward from the aspersions which were brought upon him by the expres- sion alluded to , it is far from our intention to disclaim for him a ...
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