The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 16
... justice and conscience . Mr. Clay , on the other hand , believed the existence of the Union was at stake . Sustained by Mr. Webster he consented to adopt the non - intervention policy , the avowal of which by Gen. Cass had made him the ...
... justice and conscience . Mr. Clay , on the other hand , believed the existence of the Union was at stake . Sustained by Mr. Webster he consented to adopt the non - intervention policy , the avowal of which by Gen. Cass had made him the ...
Page 18
... justice of such a course . The partisans of the compromise contended that Utah and New Mexico should be organized without a prohibition of slavery , at the very moment when the latter was known to have adopted a free constitution and to ...
... justice of such a course . The partisans of the compromise contended that Utah and New Mexico should be organized without a prohibition of slavery , at the very moment when the latter was known to have adopted a free constitution and to ...
Page 30
... justice and freedom of conscience in all parts of the country . Two unusually important treaties were ratified by the senate , in executive or secret session , during this meeting of congress . One is known as the " Gadsden treaty " for ...
... justice and freedom of conscience in all parts of the country . Two unusually important treaties were ratified by the senate , in executive or secret session , during this meeting of congress . One is known as the " Gadsden treaty " for ...
Page 37
... justice and beneficence of African slavery which he had a month before presented at a public meeting in New York . But the country was soon agitated by acts of yet greater atrocity and of more public interest . Soon after the ...
... justice and beneficence of African slavery which he had a month before presented at a public meeting in New York . But the country was soon agitated by acts of yet greater atrocity and of more public interest . Soon after the ...
Page 41
... justice - a cause in which he was a distinguished fellow - laborer with myself . " Besides the speeches made by Mr. Seward on " Kansas affairs , " the " Clayton and Bulwer treaty , " and the " Sumner assault , " he also spoke at ...
... justice - a cause in which he was a distinguished fellow - laborer with myself . " Besides the speeches made by Mr. Seward on " Kansas affairs , " the " Clayton and Bulwer treaty , " and the " Sumner assault , " he also spoke at ...
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