The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xxii
... question , and arranging the facts in the simplest order , enforces his arguments by a priori reasonings , and shows the basis of his position in natural equity . As a professional rule , he gives his aid to a weaker party against a ...
... question , and arranging the facts in the simplest order , enforces his arguments by a priori reasonings , and shows the basis of his position in natural equity . As a professional rule , he gives his aid to a weaker party against a ...
Page xxv
... question whether it be hastened or hindered ; that all measures which fortify slavery or extend it , tend to the consummation of violence ; all that check its extension and abate its strength , tend to its peaceful extirpation . But I ...
... question whether it be hastened or hindered ; that all measures which fortify slavery or extend it , tend to the consummation of violence ; all that check its extension and abate its strength , tend to its peaceful extirpation . But I ...
Page xxxi
... questions which then agitated the public mind . Relying upon the soundness of his principles , he boldly maintained ... question was new and exciting - it took strong hold of public feeling , and great satisfaction was expressed by the ...
... questions which then agitated the public mind . Relying upon the soundness of his principles , he boldly maintained ... question was new and exciting - it took strong hold of public feeling , and great satisfaction was expressed by the ...
Page xxxiii
... question . A clause in the state Consti- tution prohibited any member of the Legislature from receiving office at the hands of that body , during the term for which he was elected . The attorney general , to whom the question of ...
... question . A clause in the state Consti- tution prohibited any member of the Legislature from receiving office at the hands of that body , during the term for which he was elected . The attorney general , to whom the question of ...
Page xl
... question was another perplexing element in this can- vass . The yet distant prospect of the annexation of Texas was ... questions that had been propounded . The whigs were thought to be placed in an inconvenient dilemma . Mr. Seward's ...
... question was another perplexing element in this can- vass . The yet distant prospect of the annexation of Texas was ... questions that had been propounded . The whigs were thought to be placed in an inconvenient dilemma . Mr. Seward's ...
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