The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1888 - Legislators |
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... congress , asserting with elo- quence and courage the supremacy of immutable right in ... house for a number of weeks they finally joined with their political ... representatives from the free states earnestly protested against this THE ...
... congress , asserting with elo- quence and courage the supremacy of immutable right in ... house for a number of weeks they finally joined with their political ... representatives from the free states earnestly protested against this THE ...
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... houses of congress . The antagonists of slavery with whom he coƶperated , a minority in the senate , had a decided majority in the house of representatives . Each branch of congress became the scene of vehe- ment debate . The ...
... houses of congress . The antagonists of slavery with whom he coƶperated , a minority in the senate , had a decided majority in the house of representatives . Each branch of congress became the scene of vehe- ment debate . The ...
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... house of representatives , a memorial remonstrating against the repeal of the Missouri compromise signed by three thousand and fifty clergymen of New England , was presented to the senate by Edward Everett . Mr. Douglas and other ...
... house of representatives , a memorial remonstrating against the repeal of the Missouri compromise signed by three thousand and fifty clergymen of New England , was presented to the senate by Edward Everett . Mr. Douglas and other ...
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... congress in January , 1856 , indorsed the fraudulent legislature and denounced ... house there was a protracted and extraordinary contest in the election of a ... representatives after its organ- ization , was to appoint a committee to ...
... congress in January , 1856 , indorsed the fraudulent legislature and denounced ... house there was a protracted and extraordinary contest in the election of a ... representatives after its organ- ization , was to appoint a committee to ...
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... congress : I " Cyrus W. Field , by assiduity and patience , first secured consent and con- ditional engagement on the ... house of representatives with equal difficulty . I have said the aid of Mr. Rusk was indispensable . If any one has ...
... congress : I " Cyrus W. Field , by assiduity and patience , first secured consent and con- ditional engagement on the ... house of representatives with equal difficulty . I have said the aid of Mr. Rusk was indispensable . If any one has ...
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