The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1888 - Legislators |
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... federal courts . On the 26th of May , 1854 , the day on which the Nebraska bill passed , Anthony Burns , a fugitive slave from Virginia , had been arrested in Boston by the officers of the federal government . In an unsuccessful attempt ...
... federal courts . On the 26th of May , 1854 , the day on which the Nebraska bill passed , Anthony Burns , a fugitive slave from Virginia , had been arrested in Boston by the officers of the federal government . In an unsuccessful attempt ...
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... federal government to the principles of Washington and Jefferson , assembled in Philadel phia to nominate candidates for the offices of president and vice- president of the United States . A democratic convention , held at Cincinnati on ...
... federal government to the principles of Washington and Jefferson , assembled in Philadel phia to nominate candidates for the offices of president and vice- president of the United States . A democratic convention , held at Cincinnati on ...
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... federal government , and all acting in strict conformity with their respective constitutions . " The strife and contentions concerning slavery , which gently - disposed persons so habitually deprecate , are nothing more than the ...
... federal government , and all acting in strict conformity with their respective constitutions . " The strife and contentions concerning slavery , which gently - disposed persons so habitually deprecate , are nothing more than the ...
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... the territory , forever . This act was 1At the next session , in January , 1860 , a similar act was passed over the governor's veto . vetoed by the federal governor . In Oregon the result JOHN BROWN - STATE ELECTIONS . 69.
... the territory , forever . This act was 1At the next session , in January , 1860 , a similar act was passed over the governor's veto . vetoed by the federal governor . In Oregon the result JOHN BROWN - STATE ELECTIONS . 69.
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William Henry Seward George E. Baker. vetoed by the federal governor . In Oregon the result was so close that the majority was claimed by both parties . In California , only , were the friends of the administration suc- cessful . In that ...
William Henry Seward George E. Baker. vetoed by the federal governor . In Oregon the result was so close that the majority was claimed by both parties . In California , only , were the friends of the administration suc- cessful . In that ...
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