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... Seward would decline , so , remarking that he had a communica- tion from Lincoln , produced the documents . In the public eye Seward was a radical antislavery statesman as serious and solemn as Salmon P. Chase . In fact , Seward had a ...
... Seward would decline , so , remarking that he had a communica- tion from Lincoln , produced the documents . In the public eye Seward was a radical antislavery statesman as serious and solemn as Salmon P. Chase . In fact , Seward had a ...
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... Seward's value . One perspicacious observer thought the Virginia - sponsored Peace Congress was more concerned with making a cabinet for Seward than with arranging a compromise.2 The Unionist sentiments of Douglas were subtly employed ...
... Seward's value . One perspicacious observer thought the Virginia - sponsored Peace Congress was more concerned with making a cabinet for Seward than with arranging a compromise.2 The Unionist sentiments of Douglas were subtly employed ...
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... Seward , how Seward and his principles would be honored in the choice of Dayton . New Jersey stood next to New York , practically was New York ; Dayton was an old Whig , conservative , able , sensible . And Seward would find ample scope ...
... Seward , how Seward and his principles would be honored in the choice of Dayton . New Jersey stood next to New York , practically was New York ; Dayton was an old Whig , conservative , able , sensible . And Seward would find ample scope ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
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