The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 29
... federal strength and diminish the majesty of the Union , but to invigorate and aggrandize the states , and to enable them to maintain their just equilibrium in one grand but exquisitely contrived political system . " The bill failed to ...
... federal strength and diminish the majesty of the Union , but to invigorate and aggrandize the states , and to enable them to maintain their just equilibrium in one grand but exquisitely contrived political system . " The bill failed to ...
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... federal courts . On the 26th of May , 1854 , the day on which the Nebraska bill passed , Anthony Burns , a fugitive slave from Virginia , had been arrested in Boston by the officers of the federal government . In an unsuccessful attempt ...
... federal courts . On the 26th of May , 1854 , the day on which the Nebraska bill passed , Anthony Burns , a fugitive slave from Virginia , had been arrested in Boston by the officers of the federal government . In an unsuccessful attempt ...
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... federal government to the principles of Washington and Jefferson , assembled in Philadel phia to nominate candidates for the offices of president and vice- president of the United States . A democratic convention , held at Cincinnati on ...
... federal government to the principles of Washington and Jefferson , assembled in Philadel phia to nominate candidates for the offices of president and vice- president of the United States . A democratic convention , held at Cincinnati on ...
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... federal population , while the administration of justice shall be made more speedy and efficient . " These amendments he proposed . to make in accordance with the letter and spirit of the constitution , without injustice to any interest ...
... federal population , while the administration of justice shall be made more speedy and efficient . " These amendments he proposed . to make in accordance with the letter and spirit of the constitution , without injustice to any interest ...
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... federal government , and all acting in strict conformity with their respective constitutions . " The strife and contentions concerning slavery , which gently - disposed persons so habitually deprecate , are nothing more than the ...
... federal government , and all acting in strict conformity with their respective constitutions . " The strife and contentions concerning slavery , which gently - disposed persons so habitually deprecate , are nothing more than the ...
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