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Freedom in Cali- fornia . It is well ; it is a noble acquisition ; it is worth a sacrifice . But what am I to give as an equivalent ? A recognition of the claim to perpetuate slavery in the District of Columbia ; forbear- ance toward ...
Freedom in Cali- fornia . It is well ; it is a noble acquisition ; it is worth a sacrifice . But what am I to give as an equivalent ? A recognition of the claim to perpetuate slavery in the District of Columbia ; forbear- ance toward ...
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non - intervention , to betray or expose freedom , but non - intervention enforced , when all intervention to save it has failed . The President anticipated that failure , through the known discordance between the two houses of Congress ...
non - intervention , to betray or expose freedom , but non - intervention enforced , when all intervention to save it has failed . The President anticipated that failure , through the known discordance between the two houses of Congress ...
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186 Freedom in Europe ... 196 Intervention ... 196 Patriots , The Irish , Speech . 186 Peon Slavery , Debate . 311 Petition . Right of , Vindicated . American Steam Navigation ..... 222 The Collins Steamers .
186 Freedom in Europe ... 196 Intervention ... 196 Patriots , The Irish , Speech . 186 Peon Slavery , Debate . 311 Petition . Right of , Vindicated . American Steam Navigation ..... 222 The Collins Steamers .
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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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