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domain , from all of which , in pursuance of that ordinance , slavery is excluded . How did it happen that this theory of the equality of states , of the classification of states , of the equilibrium of states , of the title of the ...
domain , from all of which , in pursuance of that ordinance , slavery is excluded . How did it happen that this theory of the equality of states , of the classification of states , of the equilibrium of states , of the title of the ...
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The Senator from Michigan exaggerates the prodigality of what he calls the giving away of the domain , by stating that it cost seventy - five millions of dollars - equivalent to twenty - two cents per acre , or thirty - two dollars and ...
The Senator from Michigan exaggerates the prodigality of what he calls the giving away of the domain , by stating that it cost seventy - five millions of dollars - equivalent to twenty - two cents per acre , or thirty - two dollars and ...
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We all hope that that act will become a law , although its effect would be to add at least five years to the term for which the revenue from the domain is suspended . Let us then apprehend the emergency as it is , and act accordingly .
We all hope that that act will become a law , although its effect would be to add at least five years to the term for which the revenue from the domain is suspended . Let us then apprehend the emergency as it is , and act accordingly .
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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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