The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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... tion , they were well justified in apprehending that a shock would be given to its credit , and that a demand of specie would ensue . Entertaining these apprehensions , what were the directors of the United States Bank to do ? Obviously ...
... tion , they were well justified in apprehending that a shock would be given to its credit , and that a demand of specie would ensue . Entertaining these apprehensions , what were the directors of the United States Bank to do ? Obviously ...
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... tion of dissolving the Union is a complex question ; that it em- braces the fearful issue whether the Union shall stand , and slavery , under the steady , peaceful action of moral , social , and political causes , be removed by gradual ...
... tion of dissolving the Union is a complex question ; that it em- braces the fearful issue whether the Union shall stand , and slavery , under the steady , peaceful action of moral , social , and political causes , be removed by gradual ...
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... tion to the personage whose name and fame filled the eye and ear of the world . But the action of government has not stopped here . In pursuance of this recommendation , and at the instance of the President and the administration , the ...
... tion to the personage whose name and fame filled the eye and ear of the world . But the action of government has not stopped here . In pursuance of this recommendation , and at the instance of the President and the administration , the ...
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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