The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1888 - Legislators |
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Page 45
... necessary bill . With the generous aid of others , northern representa- tives , and the indispensable aid of the late Thomas J. Rusk , a senator from Texas , that bill , after a severe contest , was carried through the senate of the ...
... necessary bill . With the generous aid of others , northern representa- tives , and the indispensable aid of the late Thomas J. Rusk , a senator from Texas , that bill , after a severe contest , was carried through the senate of the ...
Page 54
... necessary to save the army from starvation . Brigham Young resolutely for- bade the entrance of Governor Cumming and his forces into the city , and it was only by a mortifying submission that they were allowed to remain in their ...
... necessary to save the army from starvation . Brigham Young resolutely for- bade the entrance of Governor Cumming and his forces into the city , and it was only by a mortifying submission that they were allowed to remain in their ...
Page 77
... necessary to a choice , 233 . The following table exhibits the vote of each state on the first ballot : Maine , New Hampshire ,. Vermont , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut ,. New York ,. New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Maryland ...
... necessary to a choice , 233 . The following table exhibits the vote of each state on the first ballot : Maine , New Hampshire ,. Vermont , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut ,. New York ,. New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Maryland ...
Page 79
... necessary by a recent fire . The same reason determines me also to decline your kind invitation to attend the meeting in which you propose some demonstrations of respect to myself , while so justly considering the nominations which have ...
... necessary by a recent fire . The same reason determines me also to decline your kind invitation to attend the meeting in which you propose some demonstrations of respect to myself , while so justly considering the nominations which have ...
Page 92
... necessary after a long journey , hoping that I may greet you with smiling faces and leave you with no less favorable im- pressions when the time for our separation shall have come . " The next day ( September 12 ) was set apart for a ...
... necessary after a long journey , hoping that I may greet you with smiling faces and leave you with no less favorable im- pressions when the time for our separation shall have come . " The next day ( September 12 ) was set apart for a ...
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