The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... regard to our own orators and statesmen . The Editor of these volumes , though by no means unconscious of his slight qualifications for so important a task , has attempted to collect and prepare for publication the following work of ...
... regard to our own orators and statesmen . The Editor of these volumes , though by no means unconscious of his slight qualifications for so important a task , has attempted to collect and prepare for publication the following work of ...
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... regard to the Irish lineage of his mother . After defending the character of the Irish from some severe charges made by his correspondent , and alluding to their many virtues , he says : " If this confession of faith seems strange to ...
... regard to the Irish lineage of his mother . After defending the character of the Irish from some severe charges made by his correspondent , and alluding to their many virtues , he says : " If this confession of faith seems strange to ...
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... at stake ; but he has strictly avoided every act that was adapted to inflict a needless wound upon an opponent , or to foment an unprofitable excitement . 1 In his measures with regard to slavery , Mr. xxiv HIS OPINIONS ON SLAVERY .
... at stake ; but he has strictly avoided every act that was adapted to inflict a needless wound upon an opponent , or to foment an unprofitable excitement . 1 In his measures with regard to slavery , Mr. xxiv HIS OPINIONS ON SLAVERY .
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William Henry Seward George E. Baker. 1 In his measures with regard to slavery , Mr. Seward has been no fanatic . Detesting the institution , he has waged against it an honorable warfare . But he has refrained , with scrupulous care ...
William Henry Seward George E. Baker. 1 In his measures with regard to slavery , Mr. Seward has been no fanatic . Detesting the institution , he has waged against it an honorable warfare . But he has refrained , with scrupulous care ...
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... regard to southern nullification . Mr. Seward was one of the earliest friends of the New York and Erie Railroad ; lending it his aid in all its vi- cissitudes , until it was at length brought to a triumphant com- pletion . Mr. Seward's ...
... regard to southern nullification . Mr. Seward was one of the earliest friends of the New York and Erie Railroad ; lending it his aid in all its vi- cissitudes , until it was at length brought to a triumphant com- pletion . Mr. Seward's ...
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