The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... organize the territory , to the final success of Freedom in 1861 , when the Senate by a decisive vote admitted the new state into the Union . Mr. Seward's latest speeches , on THE STATE OF THE UNION , con- clude the volume . His ...
... organize the territory , to the final success of Freedom in 1861 , when the Senate by a decisive vote admitted the new state into the Union . Mr. Seward's latest speeches , on THE STATE OF THE UNION , con- clude the volume . His ...
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... organized , the southern party demanded the establishment of the new territories , without any condition as to the introduction of slavery . 1 Howell Cobb of Georgia . He received 102 votes ; Mr. Winthrop of Massachusetts , 99 ; David ...
... organized , the southern party demanded the establishment of the new territories , without any condition as to the introduction of slavery . 1 Howell Cobb of Georgia . He received 102 votes ; Mr. Winthrop of Massachusetts , 99 ; David ...
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... organized without a prohibition of slavery , at the very moment when the latter was known to have adopted a free constitution and to have chosen representatives to ask an admission into the Union . On this question , Mr. Seward ...
... organized without a prohibition of slavery , at the very moment when the latter was known to have adopted a free constitution and to have chosen representatives to ask an admission into the Union . On this question , Mr. Seward ...
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... organized states and the Pacific ocean . An unforeseen casualty changed the fortunes of the conflict . Pre- sident Taylor died in the month of July , 1850 , and by the terms of the constitution Millard Fillmore , the vice - president ...
... organized states and the Pacific ocean . An unforeseen casualty changed the fortunes of the conflict . Pre- sident Taylor died in the month of July , 1850 , and by the terms of the constitution Millard Fillmore , the vice - president ...
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... organized . President Pierce , however , in a special message to congress in January , 1856 , indorsed the fraudulent legislature and denounced the formation of the Topeka government as an act of rebellion . Innumerable outrages ...
... organized . President Pierce , however , in a special message to congress in January , 1856 , indorsed the fraudulent legislature and denounced the formation of the Topeka government as an act of rebellion . Innumerable outrages ...
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