The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xvii
... passing six months of the time as a teacher at the south . The spectacle of slavery could not fail to make a deep impression on his mind . He witnessed scenes which aroused him to reflec- tion on the subject , and produced the hostility ...
... passing six months of the time as a teacher at the south . The spectacle of slavery could not fail to make a deep impression on his mind . He witnessed scenes which aroused him to reflec- tion on the subject , and produced the hostility ...
Page xxx
... passed ; while the measure was fully completed , as will be seen in the sequel , under his subsequent administration . At the close of the session Mr. Seward was appointed to draw up the Address to the People of the Minority of the ...
... passed ; while the measure was fully completed , as will be seen in the sequel , under his subsequent administration . At the close of the session Mr. Seward was appointed to draw up the Address to the People of the Minority of the ...
Page xxxiv
... passed the Assembly by a large majority . Not a voice was raised in opposition to them . In the Senate , however , they met with a different reception . With a deep conviction of duty , and in spite of the remonstrance of his friends ...
... passed the Assembly by a large majority . Not a voice was raised in opposition to them . In the Senate , however , they met with a different reception . With a deep conviction of duty , and in spite of the remonstrance of his friends ...
Page xxxv
... passed into oblivion . The last speech of Mr. Seward in the Senate related to the chartered rights of the city of Albany . It was a temperate and logical performance , but failed to prevent the passage of a law , which in his view , was ...
... passed into oblivion . The last speech of Mr. Seward in the Senate related to the chartered rights of the city of Albany . It was a temperate and logical performance , but failed to prevent the passage of a law , which in his view , was ...
Page xliv
... passed that body , have since been a part of the established policy of New York . The courts of law and of chancery in the state of New York had from time immemorial been subject to a variety of expensive delays . Organized on the model ...
... passed that body , have since been a part of the established policy of New York . The courts of law and of chancery in the state of New York had from time immemorial been subject to a variety of expensive delays . Organized on the model ...
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