The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... influence of slavery . The memoir which follows shows Mr. Seward still in the senate , yearly saluting new associates who displace those who have grown false to freedom and worthless to their constituents - himself , in the judgment of ...
... influence of slavery . The memoir which follows shows Mr. Seward still in the senate , yearly saluting new associates who displace those who have grown false to freedom and worthless to their constituents - himself , in the judgment of ...
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... influence of Mr. Seward - a feeling which was shared by many of his friends . At the same time he was understood to concur with Mr. Seward in the general principles of policy which had guided the course of the latter on the slavery ...
... influence of Mr. Seward - a feeling which was shared by many of his friends . At the same time he was understood to concur with Mr. Seward in the general principles of policy which had guided the course of the latter on the slavery ...
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... influenced by the motives thus held out . His opposition to the compromise measures was unabated . He gave no heed to the denunciations of power . For the present , the vital ques- tion had been settled in congress , and had now passed ...
... influenced by the motives thus held out . His opposition to the compromise measures was unabated . He gave no heed to the denunciations of power . For the present , the vital ques- tion had been settled in congress , and had now passed ...
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... influenced by their fears of a disruption of the party . Supported by several advocates of this new platform on the ... influence on the adminis- tration . General Scott lost no time in attempting to remove these pre- judices ; and in ...
... influenced by their fears of a disruption of the party . Supported by several advocates of this new platform on the ... influence on the adminis- tration . General Scott lost no time in attempting to remove these pre- judices ; and in ...
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... influence , yet for which the north has been held accountable ever since , by orators and presses devoted to slave predominance in public affairs , with a persistency that could be called adroit if it were not so obviously false . The ...
... influence , yet for which the north has been held accountable ever since , by orators and presses devoted to slave predominance in public affairs , with a persistency that could be called adroit if it were not so obviously false . The ...
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