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You desire to preserve peace , to prevent civil war on the banks of the Rio Grande . But how can you preserve peace by such a measure as this ? You exclude New Mexico from the commission . You deny her a hearing .
You desire to preserve peace , to prevent civil war on the banks of the Rio Grande . But how can you preserve peace by such a measure as this ? You exclude New Mexico from the commission . You deny her a hearing .
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It stipulated [ Art . 1 ] a firm , inviolable , universal , and perpetual peace . [ Art . 2. ] That all commercial privileges to be granted by either party to any state should become common to the other contracting party .
It stipulated [ Art . 1 ] a firm , inviolable , universal , and perpetual peace . [ Art . 2. ] That all commercial privileges to be granted by either party to any state should become common to the other contracting party .
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on the part of Great Britain , I confess that peace is no less the interest and the instinct of our own country . The United States might aggrandize themselves by war , but they are sure to be aggrandized by peace .
on the part of Great Britain , I confess that peace is no less the interest and the instinct of our own country . The United States might aggrandize themselves by war , but they are sure to be aggrandized by peace .
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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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