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But Michigan and other states presented themselves in the same unauthorized way , and Congress waived the irregularity , and sanctioned the usurpation . California pleads these precedents . Is not the plea sufficient ?
But Michigan and other states presented themselves in the same unauthorized way , and Congress waived the irregularity , and sanctioned the usurpation . California pleads these precedents . Is not the plea sufficient ?
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE - In May , 1851 , an announcement was made by the press of Detroit , that an atrocious conspiracy ( embracing fifty citizens of Jackson county , in the state of Michigan , ) for the destruction of the property of the ...
INTRODUCTORY NOTE - In May , 1851 , an announcement was made by the press of Detroit , that an atrocious conspiracy ( embracing fifty citizens of Jackson county , in the state of Michigan , ) for the destruction of the property of the ...
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It is not the act of Michigan , for it is a just and benignant common- wealth . It is not the act even of the Michigan Central Railroad Company . It is the act of agents of that corporation , who have dared to misuse their powers and to ...
It is not the act of Michigan , for it is a just and benignant common- wealth . It is not the act even of the Michigan Central Railroad Company . It is the act of agents of that corporation , who have dared to misuse their powers and to ...
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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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