The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... freedom , which , rolling from the Aroostook to the Rio del Norte , thunders its warnings in the ears of the million voters who have too long dallied in subser- viency to the influence of slavery . The memoir which follows shows Mr ...
... freedom , which , rolling from the Aroostook to the Rio del Norte , thunders its warnings in the ears of the million voters who have too long dallied in subser- viency to the influence of slavery . The memoir which follows shows Mr ...
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... freedom , and that of his wife and their two daughters , who were claimed and held as slaves by one Sanford , the defendant . Sanford placed his defense on two grounds : First , that Dred Scott was not a citizen of Missouri because he ...
... freedom , and that of his wife and their two daughters , who were claimed and held as slaves by one Sanford , the defendant . Sanford placed his defense on two grounds : First , that Dred Scott was not a citizen of Missouri because he ...
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... freedom in the irrepressible conflict between freedom and slavery . ) ( 6 This , gentlemen , is my simple confession . I desire , now , only to say to you , that you have arrived at the last stage of this conflict before you reach the ...
... freedom in the irrepressible conflict between freedom and slavery . ) ( 6 This , gentlemen , is my simple confession . I desire , now , only to say to you , that you have arrived at the last stage of this conflict before you reach the ...
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... freedom . If , indeed , a fair trial could be guaranteed , it might , perhaps , be well enough . But what the prospects of a fair trial for freedom under the auspices of a democratic administration are , let the history of oppressed ...
... freedom . If , indeed , a fair trial could be guaranteed , it might , perhaps , be well enough . But what the prospects of a fair trial for freedom under the auspices of a democratic administration are , let the history of oppressed ...
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... freedom - loving young men of America . " In the evening , Mr. Seward was serenaded by a German band , attended by a brilliant parade of wide - awakes . Mr. Seward's next appointment was at Kalamazoo . Proceeding there by private ...
... freedom - loving young men of America . " In the evening , Mr. Seward was serenaded by a German band , attended by a brilliant parade of wide - awakes . Mr. Seward's next appointment was at Kalamazoo . Proceeding there by private ...
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