The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1888 - Legislators |
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... Senate by a decisive vote admitted the new state into the Union . Mr. Seward's latest speeches , on THE STATE OF THE UNION , con- clude the volume . His speeches in the Senate , with those before the people in their primary assemblies ...
... Senate by a decisive vote admitted the new state into the Union . Mr. Seward's latest speeches , on THE STATE OF THE UNION , con- clude the volume . His speeches in the Senate , with those before the people in their primary assemblies ...
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... senators . Nevertheless , as Mr. Seward himself has said , the verdict is not to be looked for in the passing hour . " There ... Senate of the United States . The friendly zeal which has prepared these volumes , may have given place or ...
... senators . Nevertheless , as Mr. Seward himself has said , the verdict is not to be looked for in the passing hour . " There ... Senate of the United States . The friendly zeal which has prepared these volumes , may have given place or ...
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... senate by a vote of 34 to 18 , and the house by 150 to 56 . The fugitive slave act , in the senate , received 27 ayes to 12 nays . In the house , under the previous question , it passed without debate . Ayes , 109 ; nays , 75 . The bill ...
... senate by a vote of 34 to 18 , and the house by 150 to 56 . The fugitive slave act , in the senate , received 27 ayes to 12 nays . In the house , under the previous question , it passed without debate . Ayes , 109 ; nays , 75 . The bill ...
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... senate at the opening of the second session of the thirty - second congress , in December , 1852. But neither his speeches nor his public conduct were colored by the remembrance of the recent disastrous struggle . No traces of ...
... senate at the opening of the second session of the thirty - second congress , in December , 1852. But neither his speeches nor his public conduct were colored by the remembrance of the recent disastrous struggle . No traces of ...
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... senate for the want of a constitutional majority , after having been vetoed by the president . The bill for establishing the Pacific railroad was lost for want of time to debate it ; and the bill for opening steam com- munication with ...
... senate for the want of a constitutional majority , after having been vetoed by the president . The bill for establishing the Pacific railroad was lost for want of time to debate it ; and the bill for opening steam com- munication with ...
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