The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... Cobb of Georgia . He received 102 votes ; Mr. Winthrop of Massachusetts , 99 ; David Wilmot , 8 ; Scattering , 12 The representatives from the free states earnestly protested agains this THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM IN 1850 . 15.
... Cobb of Georgia . He received 102 votes ; Mr. Winthrop of Massachusetts , 99 ; David Wilmot , 8 ; Scattering , 12 The representatives from the free states earnestly protested agains this THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM IN 1850 . 15.
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... received 27 ayes to 12 nays . In the house , under the previous question , it passed without debate . Ayes , 109 : nays , 75 . The bill abolishing the slave trade in the District of Columbia passed the senate by 33 to 19 ; the house by ...
... received 27 ayes to 12 nays . In the house , under the previous question , it passed without debate . Ayes , 109 : nays , 75 . The bill abolishing the slave trade in the District of Columbia passed the senate by 33 to 19 ; the house by ...
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... received the nomi- nation . He was , however , regarded with great suspicion by a large number of whigs in the slaveholding states . It was feared that if he was elected to the presidency Mr. Seward would be called to the office of ...
... received the nomi- nation . He was , however , regarded with great suspicion by a large number of whigs in the slaveholding states . It was feared that if he was elected to the presidency Mr. Seward would be called to the office of ...
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... received 1,156,513 votes , General Scott 1.022,757 , John P. Hale 157,685 . 2 See Vol . III , p . 605 . 3 See Vol . III , p . 666 . 4 These speeches are briefly noticed in the concluding pages of the Memoir , in Vol . I. After an extra ...
... received 1,156,513 votes , General Scott 1.022,757 , John P. Hale 157,685 . 2 See Vol . III , p . 605 . 3 See Vol . III , p . 666 . 4 These speeches are briefly noticed in the concluding pages of the Memoir , in Vol . I. After an extra ...
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... received only seven votes - Messrs . Bayard , Bell , Brodhead , Brown , Clayton , Pearce , and Thompson of Kentucky . The bill was met on its return by Messrs . Seward , Sumner and Chase with a continued and powerful opposition . But it ...
... received only seven votes - Messrs . Bayard , Bell , Brodhead , Brown , Clayton , Pearce , and Thompson of Kentucky . The bill was met on its return by Messrs . Seward , Sumner and Chase with a continued and powerful opposition . But it ...
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