The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... party , in 1854 , and extending through the campaigns of 1856 ; 1858 and 1860 - as containing the history and philosophy of the great party which now governs the country . The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES , embraced in ...
... party , in 1854 , and extending through the campaigns of 1856 ; 1858 and 1860 - as containing the history and philosophy of the great party which now governs the country . The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES , embraced in ...
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... Party : The Privileged Class , Albany , October 12 , 1855 , 225 - The Contest and the Crisis , Buffalo , October 19 , 1855 , 241 - The Domi- nant Class in the Republic , Detroit , October 2 , 1856 , 253 - The Political Parties of the ...
... Party : The Privileged Class , Albany , October 12 , 1855 , 225 - The Contest and the Crisis , Buffalo , October 19 , 1855 , 241 - The Domi- nant Class in the Republic , Detroit , October 2 , 1856 , 253 - The Political Parties of the ...
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... party in 1848 was promoted by the expectation that it would prevent the introduction of slavery into the new territories where it was already prohibited by the Mexican laws . The representatives from the free states were understood to ...
... party in 1848 was promoted by the expectation that it would prevent the introduction of slavery into the new territories where it was already prohibited by the Mexican laws . The representatives from the free states were understood to ...
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... party indulged in such violent and inflammatory language as to threaten the derangement of public business and even the disorganization of congress . This party was sustained by the Nashville convention - a body of southern delegates ...
... party indulged in such violent and inflammatory language as to threaten the derangement of public business and even the disorganization of congress . This party was sustained by the Nashville convention - a body of southern delegates ...
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... party . They were pledged to insist on a congressional declaration of the right of slave- holders to carry their slaves into any of the territories of the United States . But the compromise was opposed by most of the represen- tatives ...
... party . They were pledged to insist on a congressional declaration of the right of slave- holders to carry their slaves into any of the territories of the United States . But the compromise was opposed by most of the represen- tatives ...
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