The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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... bill of the Committee of Thirteen . If the amendment shall fail , you will still have the bill of the Committee of Thirteen . But the bill of the Committee of Thirteen is not put in jeopardy . It is lost , or worse than lost , to us ...
... bill of the Committee of Thirteen . If the amendment shall fail , you will still have the bill of the Committee of Thirteen . But the bill of the Committee of Thirteen is not put in jeopardy . It is lost , or worse than lost , to us ...
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... bill . We who support this bill believe we are in the right ; they who oppose it believe they are right ; thus far the balance of numbers has been on our side . I have been among those who have been content with that advantage , and ...
... bill . We who support this bill believe we are in the right ; they who oppose it believe they are right ; thus far the balance of numbers has been on our side . I have been among those who have been content with that advantage , and ...
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... Bill . " The poor creature an- swered nothing . " What do you think of it , Bill ? " Answer : " I don't think about it - I don't believe it . " " Bill , " continues the inquisitor , with louder and more terrific vociferation , " they're ...
... Bill . " The poor creature an- swered nothing . " What do you think of it , Bill ? " Answer : " I don't think about it - I don't believe it . " " Bill , " continues the inquisitor , with louder and more terrific vociferation , " they're ...
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE Xiij | ix |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK | 1 |
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES | 51 |
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