The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1888 - Legislators |
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... maintained that New Mexico should be admitted into the Union as a free state , or left to enjoy the protection from slavery afforded by existing Mexican laws . The fugitive slave law , which was proposed as a condition of the admission ...
... maintained that New Mexico should be admitted into the Union as a free state , or left to enjoy the protection from slavery afforded by existing Mexican laws . The fugitive slave law , which was proposed as a condition of the admission ...
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... maintained their opposition to the test posed by the other branch of the party . were adopted , and a platform was thus main features , that of the democrats . be presumed to have brought themselves to accept its principles , while ...
... maintained their opposition to the test posed by the other branch of the party . were adopted , and a platform was thus main features , that of the democrats . be presumed to have brought themselves to accept its principles , while ...
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... maintain their just equilibrium in one grand but exquisitely contrived political system . " The bill failed to pass ... maintaining the right of petition SPEECHES IN THE SENATE . 29.
... maintain their just equilibrium in one grand but exquisitely contrived political system . " The bill failed to pass ... maintaining the right of petition SPEECHES IN THE SENATE . 29.
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William Henry Seward George E. Baker. senate . Mr. Seward , maintaining the right of petition on its broadest grounds , defended the course of the memorialists , and in a brief speech sustained his positions with his accustomed vigor and ...
William Henry Seward George E. Baker. senate . Mr. Seward , maintaining the right of petition on its broadest grounds , defended the course of the memorialists , and in a brief speech sustained his positions with his accustomed vigor and ...
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... , Mr. Dayton received two hundred and fifty - nine , Abraham Lincoln one hundred and ten , David Wilmot forty - three , Charles Sumner thirty - six . our duty to maintain this provision of the constitution against 42 MEMOIR .
... , Mr. Dayton received two hundred and fifty - nine , Abraham Lincoln one hundred and ten , David Wilmot forty - three , Charles Sumner thirty - six . our duty to maintain this provision of the constitution against 42 MEMOIR .
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