The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1888 - Legislators |
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Page 22
... secure his election and defeat the ultra pro - slavery party . The result , however , was what might have been expected . The democratic party , forgetting its past divisions , at least for the time , supported Mr. Pierce with unanimity ...
... secure his election and defeat the ultra pro - slavery party . The result , however , was what might have been expected . The democratic party , forgetting its past divisions , at least for the time , supported Mr. Pierce with unanimity ...
Page 42
... secure these rights to all persons within its exclusive jurisdiction ; that , as our republican fathers , when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory , ordained that no person should be deprived of life , liberty or ...
... secure these rights to all persons within its exclusive jurisdiction ; that , as our republican fathers , when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory , ordained that no person should be deprived of life , liberty or ...
Page 50
... secure either order or fairness in the elections or government of Kan- sas ; and the people were forced to submit to the usurpations of their oppressors . A legislature , composed of pro - slavery members , assem- bled at Lecompton , in ...
... secure either order or fairness in the elections or government of Kan- sas ; and the people were forced to submit to the usurpations of their oppressors . A legislature , composed of pro - slavery members , assem- bled at Lecompton , in ...
Page 58
... secure the speediest possible production of revenue from it . He would directly employ the capital and credit of the United States , increas- ing the tariff on foreign importations for the purpose of defraying the cost and providing a ...
... secure the speediest possible production of revenue from it . He would directly employ the capital and credit of the United States , increas- ing the tariff on foreign importations for the purpose of defraying the cost and providing a ...
Page 80
... secure all these great measures . His speech on the admission of Kansas has already been noticed . In a brief speech on the tariff , he especially protested against a post- ponement of the question , remarking that- " The proposition to ...
... secure all these great measures . His speech on the admission of Kansas has already been noticed . In a brief speech on the tariff , he especially protested against a post- ponement of the question , remarking that- " The proposition to ...
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