The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - Legislators |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 74
Page 11
... measure , and the greatness of finances and revenue doth fall under computa- tion . The population may appear by numbers , and the number and greatness of cities and towns by cards and maps . But yet NOTE - This discourse was delivered ...
... measure , and the greatness of finances and revenue doth fall under computa- tion . The population may appear by numbers , and the number and greatness of cities and towns by cards and maps . But yet NOTE - This discourse was delivered ...
Page 25
... measure of civil liberty and national prosperity before unknown . The effect at home was electrical . A vast multitude gathered around the halls of Congress , and received the Declaration with unbounded acclamations , while the ...
... measure of civil liberty and national prosperity before unknown . The effect at home was electrical . A vast multitude gathered around the halls of Congress , and received the Declaration with unbounded acclamations , while the ...
Page 40
... measure , to the same despotic system ; and so there were , you see , insuperable objec- tions to the restoration of the Napoleon dynasty . We could not safely proclaim a republic . We had no republican army to rely upon , nor could ...
... measure , to the same despotic system ; and so there were , you see , insuperable objec- tions to the restoration of the Napoleon dynasty . We could not safely proclaim a republic . We had no republican army to rely upon , nor could ...
Page 68
... measures to modify the tithes of the established church in Ireland , to open the close corporations of the realm , and to establish a system of equal and universal education in his native country ; while he lent to the English reformers ...
... measures to modify the tithes of the established church in Ireland , to open the close corporations of the realm , and to establish a system of equal and universal education in his native country ; while he lent to the English reformers ...
Page 83
... measures were expected , therefore , to be more severe on the former than on the latter , and , unhap- pily , they ... measure of exasperations , by insolently searching our vessels on the high seas , and impressing into her marine all ...
... measures were expected , therefore , to be more severe on the former than on the latter , and , unhap- pily , they ... measure of exasperations , by insolently searching our vessels on the high seas , and impressing into her marine all ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
administration adopted ALBANY American bill Britain canals Catholic cause church citizens civil commerce communication compromise of 1850 Congress constitution continue countrymen court creditors Cuba Daniel O'Connell DEAR SIR debt decree desire duty effect England enterprise equal Erie canal Erie railroad established Europe excited executive favor fellow-citizens foreign France freedom friends Garay gentlemen grant happiness Henry Clay honor human institutions interest internal improvement Ireland Irish isthmus of Tehuantepec John Quincy Adams justice La Grange labor Lafayette land legislature letter liberty Lord George Bentinck Louis Philippe mankind measure ment Mexican Mexico millions native never O'Connell occasion parliament passed patriotism peace persons political present president principles prosperity question railroad received regard remain republic republican respect revolution secure senate sentiments Seward slavery suffrage Tehuantepec Texas tion town treaty Union United vote wealth whig party York and Erie