The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 23
... increase virtue , " he maintains , " is to establish the principles on which the recovery and preservation of the inherent rights of man depend , and the state that does this most faithfully , advances most effectually the cause of ...
... increase virtue , " he maintains , " is to establish the principles on which the recovery and preservation of the inherent rights of man depend , and the state that does this most faithfully , advances most effectually the cause of ...
Page 31
... increase the compensation of members of congress and to raise the salaries of the judges of the supreme court was intro- duced early in the session . Mr. Seward opposed both propositions . In a speech on the " extension of the bounty ...
... increase the compensation of members of congress and to raise the salaries of the judges of the supreme court was intro- duced early in the session . Mr. Seward opposed both propositions . In a speech on the " extension of the bounty ...
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... increasing confidence in his success . At the same time his opponents , with apparent sincerity , continued to assert that his election by the present legislature was impossible . Under these circumstances the excitement rose to a great ...
... increasing confidence in his success . At the same time his opponents , with apparent sincerity , continued to assert that his election by the present legislature was impossible . Under these circumstances the excitement rose to a great ...
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... Increase of the Army ; Admission of Minnesota ; Kansas and Lecompton ; Slavery in New York ; Pacific Railroad ; Admission of Oregon ; The Fisheries ; British Aggressions ; Rivers and Harbors ; Coast Survey ; Eulogy on the late Senator ...
... Increase of the Army ; Admission of Minnesota ; Kansas and Lecompton ; Slavery in New York ; Pacific Railroad ; Admission of Oregon ; The Fisheries ; British Aggressions ; Rivers and Harbors ; Coast Survey ; Eulogy on the late Senator ...
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... practical benevolence . ' The dishonor of the administration's con- duct , however , remains . A bill , introduced in the senate , increasing 1 Thomas L. Kane , of Pennsylvania . the army of the United States in view of the 54 MEMOIR .
... practical benevolence . ' The dishonor of the administration's con- duct , however , remains . A bill , introduced in the senate , increasing 1 Thomas L. Kane , of Pennsylvania . the army of the United States in view of the 54 MEMOIR .
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