The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1888 - Legislators |
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Page 17
... fear of the loss of southern trade and patronage , and a growing discontent with the policy of the new administration . The friends of the compromise moreover endeavored to arouse the fears of the people by showing the danger of a ...
... fear of the loss of southern trade and patronage , and a growing discontent with the policy of the new administration . The friends of the compromise moreover endeavored to arouse the fears of the people by showing the danger of a ...
Page 21
... fears of a disruption of the party . Supported by several advocates of this new platform on the ground of his personal popularity , General Scott received the nomi- nation . He was , however , regarded with great suspicion by a large ...
... fears of a disruption of the party . Supported by several advocates of this new platform on the ground of his personal popularity , General Scott received the nomi- nation . He was , however , regarded with great suspicion by a large ...
Page 34
... fear . The legislature met on the first Tuesday in January , 1855. The assembly chose Mr. Littlejohn speaker , eighty to thirty - eight . The senate , which held over from the last year , was divided , whigs eigh- teen , democrats ten ...
... fear . The legislature met on the first Tuesday in January , 1855. The assembly chose Mr. Littlejohn speaker , eighty to thirty - eight . The senate , which held over from the last year , was divided , whigs eigh- teen , democrats ten ...
Page 66
... fear of innovation . Our own system , constructed later and under better and happier auspices , alone seems to afford its citizens free- dom from such difficulties and such apprehensions . It must always be difficult to determine how ...
... fear of innovation . Our own system , constructed later and under better and happier auspices , alone seems to afford its citizens free- dom from such difficulties and such apprehensions . It must always be difficult to determine how ...
Page 99
... fear of being harmed in the country of his birth and of his affection . But I stated that , not merely for the purpose of showing how agreeable is this fraternal welcome . It is full of promise . I pass over all that has been said to me ...
... fear of being harmed in the country of his birth and of his affection . But I stated that , not merely for the purpose of showing how agreeable is this fraternal welcome . It is full of promise . I pass over all that has been said to me ...
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