The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1888 - Legislators |
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... party , in 1854 , and extending through the campaigns of 1856 , 1858 and 1860 - as containing the history and philosophy of the great party which now governs the country . The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES , embraced in ...
... party , in 1854 , and extending through the campaigns of 1856 , 1858 and 1860 - as containing the history and philosophy of the great party which now governs the country . The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES , embraced in ...
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... Party : The Privileged Class , Albany , October 12 , 1855 , 225 - The Contest and the Crisis , Buffalo , October 19 , 1855 , 241 - The Domi- nant Class in the Republic , Detroit , October 2 , 1856 , 253 - The Political Parties of the ...
... Party : The Privileged Class , Albany , October 12 , 1855 , 225 - The Contest and the Crisis , Buffalo , October 19 , 1855 , 241 - The Domi- nant Class in the Republic , Detroit , October 2 , 1856 , 253 - The Political Parties of the ...
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... party indulged in such violent and inflammatory language as to threaten the derangement of public business and even the disorganization of congress . This party was sustained by the Nashville convention - a body of southern delegates ...
... party indulged in such violent and inflammatory language as to threaten the derangement of public business and even the disorganization of congress . This party was sustained by the Nashville convention - a body of southern delegates ...
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... party . They were pledged to insist on a congressional declaration of the right of slave- holders to carry their slaves into any of the territories of the United States . But the compromise was opposed by most of the represen- tatives ...
... party . They were pledged to insist on a congressional declaration of the right of slave- holders to carry their slaves into any of the territories of the United States . But the compromise was opposed by most of the represen- tatives ...
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... party which his election had defeated . Of course , it relied for support on a coalition between members of that party and so many of his own as could be gained to his views . Soon after this change in the executive , many of the ...
... party which his election had defeated . Of course , it relied for support on a coalition between members of that party and so many of his own as could be gained to his views . Soon after this change in the executive , many of the ...
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