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loans — that no man was permitted to pay him more than that interest — and that no man who paid his interest punctually was ever required to pay any part of the principal . He was a zealous advocate of republican principles ...
loans — that no man was permitted to pay him more than that interest — and that no man who paid his interest punctually was ever required to pay any part of the principal . He was a zealous advocate of republican principles ...
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Sir , the fisheries are a commercial interest . By peculiar fidelity in guarding such in- terests , this administration has deservedly gained the confidence of the commercial classes , the conservative classes of the country .
Sir , the fisheries are a commercial interest . By peculiar fidelity in guarding such in- terests , this administration has deservedly gained the confidence of the commercial classes , the conservative classes of the country .
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It is because I consider that provision detrimental to the interests of the state , and consequently to the ... toward the national marine ; and the other that it has not as much interest in the former as it has in the latter .
It is because I consider that provision detrimental to the interests of the state , and consequently to the ... toward the national marine ; and the other that it has not as much interest in the former as it has in the latter .
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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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