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volve the protection of their property , of their lives , of their liberty , and of their territory . ... They may extend their conquering arm over states and territories and provinces , but it carries with it freedom and security to ...
volve the protection of their property , of their lives , of their liberty , and of their territory . ... They may extend their conquering arm over states and territories and provinces , but it carries with it freedom and security to ...
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It is a remarkable feature of that constitution , that its framers never contemplated colonies , or provinces , or territories , at all . On the other hand , they contemplated states only ; nothing less than states ; perfect states ...
It is a remarkable feature of that constitution , that its framers never contemplated colonies , or provinces , or territories , at all . On the other hand , they contemplated states only ; nothing less than states ; perfect states ...
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... delay , and defeat the admission of California , " and to deprive New Mexico not only of a portion of her territory , but also to involve that territory in the surrender of the constitution which she brought into this country from ...
... delay , and defeat the admission of California , " and to deprive New Mexico not only of a portion of her territory , but also to involve that territory in the surrender of the constitution which she brought into this country from ...
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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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