The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
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Page 129
... Erie canal , have not yet altogether sur- mounted the jealousy with which they regarded the prosecution of that great work . Finding they are not , as they at first anti- cipated they would be , oppressed with taxation to defray the ...
... Erie canal , have not yet altogether sur- mounted the jealousy with which they regarded the prosecution of that great work . Finding they are not , as they at first anti- cipated they would be , oppressed with taxation to defray the ...
Page 175
... canal from Lake Erie to the Hudson river , were sent forth from a debtor's prison ; and De Witt Clinton , whose name is written upon the capital of every column of our social edifice , was indebted to private hospitality for a tomb . It ...
... canal from Lake Erie to the Hudson river , were sent forth from a debtor's prison ; and De Witt Clinton , whose name is written upon the capital of every column of our social edifice , was indebted to private hospitality for a tomb . It ...
Page 217
... Erie canal , the Champlain canal , and all our other canals and railroads , were made under the influence of those who were called enthusiasts . Much as is said about aban- doning our public works already constructed , we have yet to ...
... Erie canal , the Champlain canal , and all our other canals and railroads , were made under the influence of those who were called enthusiasts . Much as is said about aban- doning our public works already constructed , we have yet to ...
Page 232
... Erie canal ) was threatened , and eventually accom- plished . - Ed . not , because I believe it possible that under any 232 SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES .
... Erie canal ) was threatened , and eventually accom- plished . - Ed . not , because I believe it possible that under any 232 SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES .
Page 234
... Erie railroad , the two unfinished lateral canals , and the enlargement of the Erie canal . One more reflection , and I shall have done . This aqueduct , like all our other public works , was undertaken not only for the present but for ...
... Erie railroad , the two unfinished lateral canals , and the enlargement of the Erie canal . One more reflection , and I shall have done . This aqueduct , like all our other public works , was undertaken not only for the present but for ...
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