The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... Capital States , February , 1860 , 619. Secession - Speech at the New England Dinner in New York City , December 21 , 1860 - Secession and Disunion Considered - General Views , 645. The State of the Union - Speech in the Senate- A ...
... Capital States , February , 1860 , 619. Secession - Speech at the New England Dinner in New York City , December 21 , 1860 - Secession and Disunion Considered - General Views , 645. The State of the Union - Speech in the Senate- A ...
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... capital offense to assist slaves either in escaping into the territory or out of it ; and felony , punishable with imprisonment for from two to five years , to circulate anti - slavery publications or to deny the right to hold slaves in ...
... capital offense to assist slaves either in escaping into the territory or out of it ; and felony , punishable with imprisonment for from two to five years , to circulate anti - slavery publications or to deny the right to hold slaves in ...
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... capital derived from New York and London , and with the navies of Great Britain and the United States at his com- mand , has after trials that would have discouraged any other than a true discoverer , brought the great work to a ...
... capital derived from New York and London , and with the navies of Great Britain and the United States at his com- mand , has after trials that would have discouraged any other than a true discoverer , brought the great work to a ...
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... capital , held a democratic meeting , and nominated eight gentlemen , I think , as delegates to the Lecompton convention , of which John Calhoun , then the surveyor - general of the territory , was at the head . The resolutions of the ...
... capital , held a democratic meeting , and nominated eight gentlemen , I think , as delegates to the Lecompton convention , of which John Calhoun , then the surveyor - general of the territory , was at the head . The resolutions of the ...
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... capital and credit of the United States , increas- ing the tariff on foreign importations for the purpose of defraying the cost and providing a sinking fund for the extinguishment of the debt created in the construction of the road ...
... capital and credit of the United States , increas- ing the tariff on foreign importations for the purpose of defraying the cost and providing a sinking fund for the extinguishment of the debt created in the construction of the road ...
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