The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... tion - Death . POLITICAL SPEECHES , .. 223 The Advent of the Republican 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 ...
... tion - Death . POLITICAL SPEECHES , .. 223 The Advent of the Republican 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 ...
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... tion of that policy and refused to unite with their northern brethren in the election of a speaker . After delaying the organization of the house for a number of weeks they finally joined with their political opponents and elected a ...
... tion of that policy and refused to unite with their northern brethren in the election of a speaker . After delaying the organization of the house for a number of weeks they finally joined with their political opponents and elected a ...
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... 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 the danger of ...
... 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 the danger of ...
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... tion of Nebraska and Kansas within the same limits , instead of the territory of Nebraska alone , according to the original programme . The administration lost no time in adopting this policy as their own . It was at first proposed to ...
... tion of Nebraska and Kansas within the same limits , instead of the territory of Nebraska alone , according to the original programme . The administration lost no time in adopting this policy as their own . It was at first proposed to ...
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... tion of the north . Originating with a senator from a free state , it was passed by a congress containing in each branch a majority of members from the free states , and was sanctioned by the approval of a free state president . The ...
... tion of the north . Originating with a senator from a free state , it was passed by a congress containing in each branch a majority of members from the free states , and was sanctioned by the approval of a free state president . The ...
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