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I remember , too , that when the President took the chair , " reform " in this particular was one of the most prominent parts of that thorough reform which he saw so " conspicuously inscribed on the list of executive duties .
I remember , too , that when the President took the chair , " reform " in this particular was one of the most prominent parts of that thorough reform which he saw so " conspicuously inscribed on the list of executive duties .
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Had it gone further , I should have rejoiced that its political influence had been exercised against executive power and influence . As counteracting agents , they may , in some degree , neutralize each other ; but united , the power ...
Had it gone further , I should have rejoiced that its political influence had been exercised against executive power and influence . As counteracting agents , they may , in some degree , neutralize each other ; but united , the power ...
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The bank then had a right to apprehend from the executive the withdrawal of the government deposits , and the deprivation in future of the accruing public moneys . When the directors regarded the violence of the attack meditated by the ...
The bank then had a right to apprehend from the executive the withdrawal of the government deposits , and the deprivation in future of the accruing public moneys . When the directors regarded the violence of the attack meditated by the ...
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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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