The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 |
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Page vii
The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK contained in this volume , while they will serve to show the first exercise of that power of debate , which now in its full development excites an interest throughout the country , will give the ...
The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK contained in this volume , while they will serve to show the first exercise of that power of debate , which now in its full development excites an interest throughout the country , will give the ...
Page xxiv
The time which most men give to recreation he devoted to strenuous toil . With such qualifications , Mr. Seward soon entered upon an extensive and successful practice . His fame grew with his years , until he fills a sphere which is ...
The time which most men give to recreation he devoted to strenuous toil . With such qualifications , Mr. Seward soon entered upon an extensive and successful practice . His fame grew with his years , until he fills a sphere which is ...
Page xxv
I feel assured that slavery must give way , and will give way , to the salutary instructions of economy , and to the ripening influences of humanity ; that emancipation is inevitable , and is near ; that it may be hastened or hindered ...
I feel assured that slavery must give way , and will give way , to the salutary instructions of economy , and to the ripening influences of humanity ; that emancipation is inevitable , and is near ; that it may be hastened or hindered ...
Page xl
The mass of all parties regarded this course of action with profound disgust . The candidates of the regency party did not hesitate to give a negative answer to the questions that had been propounded . The whigs were thought to be ...
The mass of all parties regarded this course of action with profound disgust . The candidates of the regency party did not hesitate to give a negative answer to the questions that had been propounded . The whigs were thought to be ...
Page xlix
Seward a could not give this course his approval . He was opposed to all partial , invidious legislation . Nor could he be convinced of the practicability of the measure , in the existing state of feeling . He accordingly dissuaded his ...
Seward a could not give this course his approval . He was opposed to all partial , invidious legislation . Nor could he be convinced of the practicability of the measure , in the existing state of feeling . He accordingly dissuaded his ...
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