The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... Union . Mr. Seward's latest speeches , on THE STATE OF THE UNION , con- clude the volume . His speeches in the Senate , with those before the people in their primary assemblies , make a text book from which the richest instruc- 1 A ...
... Union . Mr. Seward's latest speeches , on THE STATE OF THE UNION , con- clude the volume . His speeches in the Senate , with those before the people in their primary assemblies , make a text book from which the richest instruc- 1 A ...
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... Union - Speech in the Senate- A Review of the Great Controversy - Election of Lincoln , January 12 , 1861 , 651 . The same Remarks on Presenting a Mammoth Petition from the Merchants of New York in Favor of Preserving the Union - Debate ...
... Union - Speech in the Senate- A Review of the Great Controversy - Election of Lincoln , January 12 , 1861 , 651 . The same Remarks on Presenting a Mammoth Petition from the Merchants of New York in Favor of Preserving the Union - Debate ...
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... Union . Cali- fornia and New Mexico were already taking steps for this purpose . The recommendation of the president was condemned by the slave states while it met the approval of the friends of freedom . At an early period it was ...
... Union . Cali- fornia and New Mexico were already taking steps for this purpose . The recommendation of the president was condemned by the slave states while it met the approval of the friends of freedom . At an early period it was ...
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... Union which was threatened as they alleged by the policy of the president . Mr. Seward , of course , was denounced as a desperate and danger- ous agitator . His resistance to the compromise was represented as contumacy . He was accused ...
... Union which was threatened as they alleged by the policy of the president . Mr. Seward , of course , was denounced as a desperate and danger- ous agitator . His resistance to the compromise was represented as contumacy . He was accused ...
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... Union . On this question , Mr. Seward maintained that New Mexico should be admitted into the Union as a free state , or left to enjoy the protection from slavery afforded by existing Mexican laws . The fugitive slave law , which was ...
... Union . On this question , Mr. Seward maintained that New Mexico should be admitted into the Union as a free state , or left to enjoy the protection from slavery afforded by existing Mexican laws . The fugitive slave law , which was ...
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