The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 5Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 8
... reason prolong his stay in the place he now holds one hour beyond the time when the President should think it wise to relieve him . And when he shall retire from it , it will be with the determination he has more than once heretofore ...
... reason prolong his stay in the place he now holds one hour beyond the time when the President should think it wise to relieve him . And when he shall retire from it , it will be with the determination he has more than once heretofore ...
Page 14
... reason that we were then humbled by repeated defeats of our armies , and that a better impression would be made if the proclamation came after a victory , when it would not appear as a token of despair . The Pres- ident accepted the ...
... reason that we were then humbled by repeated defeats of our armies , and that a better impression would be made if the proclamation came after a victory , when it would not appear as a token of despair . The Pres- ident accepted the ...
Page 16
... reasons for declining to enter into diplomatic discussion with the insur- gents . In the autumn of 1864 , the canvass for the Presidential election opened under very trying circumstances . The war was still raging with varied fortunes ...
... reasons for declining to enter into diplomatic discussion with the insur- gents . In the autumn of 1864 , the canvass for the Presidential election opened under very trying circumstances . The war was still raging with varied fortunes ...
Page 34
... reasons failed to receive the approval of the Senate of the United States.2 A company was organized in New York to construct the canal . The corporators met at the house of Peter Cooper , who with Messrs . Roberts , Garrison , Schell ...
... reasons failed to receive the approval of the Senate of the United States.2 A company was organized in New York to construct the canal . The corporators met at the house of Peter Cooper , who with Messrs . Roberts , Garrison , Schell ...
Page 44
... reason to expect that such changes in our case should always be effected without the occurrence of some disorder and violence . Let us be content that the country has virtue enough to pass the ordeal safely , and that when it is passed ...
... reason to expect that such changes in our case should always be effected without the occurrence of some disorder and violence . Let us be content that the country has virtue enough to pass the ordeal safely , and that when it is passed ...
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