The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 14
... once o pride , is humbled and degraded . " 1 Our glance shows him entering the state senate quickening i legislative pulse with the suggestions of moral courage , sublime i a young man of nine - and - twenty years , yet put forth with ...
... once o pride , is humbled and degraded . " 1 Our glance shows him entering the state senate quickening i legislative pulse with the suggestions of moral courage , sublime i a young man of nine - and - twenty years , yet put forth with ...
Page 22
... once devoted himself to the business of the session with the same calmness and assiduity which had always marked his congressional career . His speeches during this session were on ques- tions of great practical interest . His remarks ...
... once devoted himself to the business of the session with the same calmness and assiduity which had always marked his congressional career . His speeches during this session were on ques- tions of great practical interest . His remarks ...
Page 24
... once supplanted all other subjects in congress and in the political interest of the people . This was the novel and astounding proposal of Mr. Douglas , in relation to the Kansas and Nebraska territories . The country saw with regret ...
... once supplanted all other subjects in congress and in the political interest of the people . This was the novel and astounding proposal of Mr. Douglas , in relation to the Kansas and Nebraska territories . The country saw with regret ...
Page 44
... once gained , they will be invincible . " There is no enchantment against them - neither is there any divination against their sublime and benevolent mission . " Let it be pursued in a spirit of patriotism and christian charity - let ...
... once gained , they will be invincible . " There is no enchantment against them - neither is there any divination against their sublime and benevolent mission . " Let it be pursued in a spirit of patriotism and christian charity - let ...
Page 56
... once more markets for trade in the bodies and souls of men . It is the failure to apprehend this great truth that induces so many unsuccessful attempts at final compromise between the slave and free states , and it is the existence of ...
... once more markets for trade in the bodies and souls of men . It is the failure to apprehend this great truth that induces so many unsuccessful attempts at final compromise between the slave and free states , and it is the existence of ...
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