The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page vii
... President Taylor , 19 - The Compromisers Triumphant , 20 - Nomina- tions of General Scott and Frank Pierce , 21 - Defeat of the Whigs and Supposed Overthrow of Mr. Seward , 22 - Oration at Columbus , and Address before the American ...
... President Taylor , 19 - The Compromisers Triumphant , 20 - Nomina- tions of General Scott and Frank Pierce , 21 - Defeat of the Whigs and Supposed Overthrow of Mr. Seward , 22 - Oration at Columbus , and Address before the American ...
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... President , 213 - Projects the Canal , 216 - A Private Citizen in Adversity - Elected Governor , 219 - His Administra- tion - Death . POLITICAL SPEECHES , .. 223 The Advent of the Republican Party : The Privileged Class , Albany ...
... President , 213 - Projects the Canal , 216 - A Private Citizen in Adversity - Elected Governor , 219 - His Administra- tion - Death . POLITICAL SPEECHES , .. 223 The Advent of the Republican Party : The Privileged Class , Albany ...
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... president ( Gen. Taylor ) would not interpose the executive veto should that policy be adopted . Mr. Seward was committed in its favor , both by the circumstances of his election and the well known tenor of his political life . On the ...
... president ( Gen. Taylor ) would not interpose the executive veto should that policy be adopted . Mr. Seward was committed in its favor , both by the circumstances of his election and the well known tenor of his political life . On the ...
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... President Taylor took a middle ground in his message to congress . He recommended that the territories should be left without any preliminary organization , under the existing Mexican laws , which forbade African bondage , until they ...
... President Taylor took a middle ground in his message to congress . He recommended that the territories should be left without any preliminary organization , under the existing Mexican laws , which forbade African bondage , until they ...
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... President Taylor . The whigs of the slave states on the other hand gave the compromise their hearty support . It was defended also by the more especial or personal friends of Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster among the whigs of the north , as ...
... President Taylor . The whigs of the slave states on the other hand gave the compromise their hearty support . It was defended also by the more especial or personal friends of Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster among the whigs of the north , as ...
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