The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1AMS Press, 1972 - New York (State) |
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... President of the United States . * I admit , that in the communication of Mr. Taney , as Secretary of the Treasury , he says the act was done by himself , and that the President , in his annual message , informs Congress that " the ...
... President of the United States . * I admit , that in the communication of Mr. Taney , as Secretary of the Treasury , he says the act was done by himself , and that the President , in his annual message , informs Congress that " the ...
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... President has assumed and exercised that discretion which Congress has reposed in the secre- tary , and could not constitutionally confer on the President , it irresistibly follows that the President has usurped the discretion and ...
... President has assumed and exercised that discretion which Congress has reposed in the secre- tary , and could not constitutionally confer on the President , it irresistibly follows that the President has usurped the discretion and ...
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... President , and the order is instantly given . Such are the powers of the President of the United States , as assumed in these docu- ments . And now , when Congress shall have conceded the power claimed , will gentlemen tell me where on ...
... President , and the order is instantly given . Such are the powers of the President of the United States , as assumed in these docu- ments . And now , when Congress shall have conceded the power claimed , will gentlemen tell me where on ...
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR PAGE | xiii |
SPEECHES IN The Senate of the United STATES | 51 |
Freedom in the District of ColumbiaFreedom in New MexicoIndemnities | 278 |
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