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But what if Great Britain should take offence at this suggestion ? What then ? Why , then England would be in the wrong , and we in the right . The time has passed when this country can be alarmed , by fear of war in such a case .
But what if Great Britain should take offence at this suggestion ? What then ? Why , then England would be in the wrong , and we in the right . The time has passed when this country can be alarmed , by fear of war in such a case .
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The postage which has been adopted in Great Britain is cheap postage . It is a postage of two cents . The honorable Senator from New Jersey very properly drew the attention of the Senate to the fact that the amendment I proposed would ...
The postage which has been adopted in Great Britain is cheap postage . It is a postage of two cents . The honorable Senator from New Jersey very properly drew the attention of the Senate to the fact that the amendment I proposed would ...
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As approved by the Senate and signed by the negotiators , and transmitted to Great Britain , it contained , among others , the following provisions , viz : " ART . I. The Governments of the United States and Great Britain hereby declare ...
As approved by the Senate and signed by the negotiators , and transmitted to Great Britain , it contained , among others , the following provisions , viz : " ART . I. The Governments of the United States and Great Britain hereby declare ...
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Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE Xiij | ix |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 51 |
DEBATES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 284 |
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| Title | The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 The Works of William H. Seward, William Henry Seward |
| Author | William Henry Seward |
| Editor | George E. Baker |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 |
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