The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page iii
... present volume includes the succeeding and eventful period made memorable by the repeal of the Missouri Compromise , the struggle of slavery for Kansas , the assault upon a senator in the senate chamber by a slaveholding representative ...
... present volume includes the succeeding and eventful period made memorable by the repeal of the Missouri Compromise , the struggle of slavery for Kansas , the assault upon a senator in the senate chamber by a slaveholding representative ...
Page iv
... present an eloquent and vivid history of the Kansas struggle from its inception in 1854 , when Mr. Douglas introduced the bill to organize the territory , to the final success of Freedom in 1861 , when the Senate by a decisive vote ...
... present an eloquent and vivid history of the Kansas struggle from its inception in 1854 , when Mr. Douglas introduced the bill to organize the territory , to the final success of Freedom in 1861 , when the Senate by a decisive vote ...
Page vi
... present will be required for the speeches yet remaining in the editor's hands , unpublished . Several important speeches intended for this volume , and to which references are made in the Memoir , are unavoidably crowded out . An ...
... present will be required for the speeches yet remaining in the editor's hands , unpublished . Several important speeches intended for this volume , and to which references are made in the Memoir , are unavoidably crowded out . An ...
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... present , the vital ques- tion had been settled in congress , and had now passed over to the tri- bunal of the country . In fact , it waited the judgment of the civilized world . Mr. Seward , unwilling to expose himself for a moment to ...
... present , the vital ques- tion had been settled in congress , and had now passed over to the tri- bunal of the country . In fact , it waited the judgment of the civilized world . Mr. Seward , unwilling to expose himself for a moment to ...
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... present volume . 2 Linn Boyd ( democrat ) was elected Speaker by 143 votes to 74 for all others . In the senate . the adininistration was proportionately strong . care of the insane within their limits ; the establishment THE REPEAL OF ...
... present volume . 2 Linn Boyd ( democrat ) was elected Speaker by 143 votes to 74 for all others . In the senate . the adininistration was proportionately strong . care of the insane within their limits ; the establishment THE REPEAL OF ...
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