The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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Page 386
... fact a dependency , then that trans action is a violation of the treaty . But in either case it has nothing to do with the present question . The Senator from Louisiana , [ Mr. Downs ] in the very wanton- ness of censure , has supposed ...
... fact a dependency , then that trans action is a violation of the treaty . But in either case it has nothing to do with the present question . The Senator from Louisiana , [ Mr. Downs ] in the very wanton- ness of censure , has supposed ...
Page 487
... facts be insufficient , the conclusion fails . We therefore strike out the words " and was there a fugitive from labor , " and then nothing is left but studious circumlocu- tion , to evade a statement of the essential fact that Andrew ...
... facts be insufficient , the conclusion fails . We therefore strike out the words " and was there a fugitive from labor , " and then nothing is left but studious circumlocu- tion , to evade a statement of the essential fact that Andrew ...
Page 536
... fact ; that the case rests on evidence of admissions only , proved by three witnesses , Gay , Phelps , and Lake ; that the evidences of those ad- missions are false , because the facts supposed to be confessed are impossible , while the ...
... fact ; that the case rests on evidence of admissions only , proved by three witnesses , Gay , Phelps , and Lake ; that the evidences of those ad- missions are false , because the facts supposed to be confessed are impossible , while the ...
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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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