The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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... measure . " Against these authorities , from so respectable a source , I regret to be compelled to use the authority of the President himself . But the document from which I shall read is one you are prepared to adopt , and although it ...
... measure . " Against these authorities , from so respectable a source , I regret to be compelled to use the authority of the President himself . But the document from which I shall read is one you are prepared to adopt , and although it ...
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... measure . " Against these authorities , from so respectable a source , I regret to be compelled to use the authority of the President himself . But the document from which I shall read is one you are prepared to adopt , and although it ...
... measure . " Against these authorities , from so respectable a source , I regret to be compelled to use the authority of the President himself . But the document from which I shall read is one you are prepared to adopt , and although it ...
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... measure . I had yet another reason for that forbearance . Speaking for myself alone , and imputing no prejudice and no injustice to others , I may be allowed to remark that the abolition of slavery anywhere seems to me a just and wise ...
... measure . I had yet another reason for that forbearance . Speaking for myself alone , and imputing no prejudice and no injustice to others , I may be allowed to remark that the abolition of slavery anywhere seems to me a just and wise ...
Contents
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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