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Let California come in . Every new state , whether she come from the east or from the west , every new state , coming from whatever part of the continent she may , is always welcome . But California , that comes from the clime where the ...
Let California come in . Every new state , whether she come from the east or from the west , every new state , coming from whatever part of the continent she may , is always welcome . But California , that comes from the clime where the ...
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Indeed , California is more than justified . She was a colony , a military colony . All colonies , especially military colonies , are incongruous with our political system , and they are equally open to corruption and exposed to ...
Indeed , California is more than justified . She was a colony , a military colony . All colonies , especially military colonies , are incongruous with our political system , and they are equally open to corruption and exposed to ...
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I submit , sir , that the conditions are unreasonable , injurious , and oppressive , in regard to CALIFORNIA . So far , as they are found in the bill before us , they are , first , the establishment of a territorial government in New ...
I submit , sir , that the conditions are unreasonable , injurious , and oppressive , in regard to CALIFORNIA . So far , as they are found in the bill before us , they are , first , the establishment of a territorial government in New ...
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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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