The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... Course , 16 - Death of President Taylor , 19 - The Compromisers Triumphant , 20 - Nomina- tions of General Scott and Frank Pierce , 21 - Defeat of the Whigs and Supposed Overthrow of Mr. Seward , 22 - Oration at Columbus , and Address ...
... Course , 16 - Death of President Taylor , 19 - The Compromisers Triumphant , 20 - Nomina- tions of General Scott and Frank Pierce , 21 - Defeat of the Whigs and Supposed Overthrow of Mr. Seward , 22 - Oration at Columbus , and Address ...
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... course . Mr. Seward took an active part in the opposition Faithful to their convictions they insisted on the insertion of th Wilmot proviso ( which was identical in its spirit with Mr. Jefferson ' proviso in the ordinance of 1787 ) in ...
... course . Mr. Seward took an active part in the opposition Faithful to their convictions they insisted on the insertion of th Wilmot proviso ( which was identical in its spirit with Mr. Jefferson ' proviso in the ordinance of 1787 ) in ...
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... course , was denounced as a desperate and danger- ous agitator . His resistance to the compromise was represented as contumacy . He was accused of wishing to obtain personal aggrand- izement , even upon the ruins of the Constitution and ...
... course , was denounced as a desperate and danger- ous agitator . His resistance to the compromise was represented as contumacy . He was accused of wishing to obtain personal aggrand- izement , even upon the ruins of the Constitution and ...
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... course of the latter on the slavery question . Mr. Seward advised the new president to retain the cabinet of President Taylor and endeavor to carry out his views . But this course was in direct opposition to the views of the ...
... course of the latter on the slavery question . Mr. Seward advised the new president to retain the cabinet of President Taylor and endeavor to carry out his views . But this course was in direct opposition to the views of the ...
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... course amid the excite- ment of popular assemblies . The question of slavery , in its comprehensive bearings , formed the turning point in the presidential canvass of 1852 , which resulted in the election of Mr. Pierce , and at a ...
... course amid the excite- ment of popular assemblies . The question of slavery , in its comprehensive bearings , formed the turning point in the presidential canvass of 1852 , which resulted in the election of Mr. Pierce , and at a ...
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