The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 48
... citizen of Missouri because he was a negro of African descent ; and , second , that Dred and his family were the ... citizens of the United States ; that there is no difference between property in a slave and other property ; that ...
... citizen of Missouri because he was a negro of African descent ; and , second , that Dred and his family were the ... citizens of the United States ; that there is no difference between property in a slave and other property ; that ...
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... thiis great fact that renders all such pretended compromises , when made , vain and ephemeral . Startling as this saying may appear to you , fellow citizens , it is by no means an original or even a modern one . Our 56 MEMOIR .
... thiis great fact that renders all such pretended compromises , when made , vain and ephemeral . Startling as this saying may appear to you , fellow citizens , it is by no means an original or even a modern one . Our 56 MEMOIR .
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... citizens abroad ; and the post office , civil and naval appropriations . In the discussion of one of the latter bills , the affairs of Kansas were briefly alluded to by Mr. Seward . He expressed his satisfaction with the prospect that ...
... citizens abroad ; and the post office , civil and naval appropriations . In the discussion of one of the latter bills , the affairs of Kansas were briefly alluded to by Mr. Seward . He expressed his satisfaction with the prospect that ...
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... citizens and as friends who , against my will , followed me to the house of my friends , where I was entertained , took me up at the door of my hotel , unwilling to leave me alone in your city , and who will not part from me now until ...
... citizens and as friends who , against my will , followed me to the house of my friends , where I was entertained , took me up at the door of my hotel , unwilling to leave me alone in your city , and who will not part from me now until ...
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... CITIZENS : I do not mean to yield to the impulses of feeling on this occasion , although I can scarcely conceive what would be more flattering to me than this reception in the VOL . IV . 9 . metropolis of my native country , and under ...
... CITIZENS : I do not mean to yield to the impulses of feeling on this occasion , although I can scarcely conceive what would be more flattering to me than this reception in the VOL . IV . 9 . metropolis of my native country , and under ...
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