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Page 160
... lands remain fixed just where they were before the sale , and they constitute a part of the terri- tory subject to municipal administration as much after sale as before . The possessors of the land sold become soon , if not im ...
... lands remain fixed just where they were before the sale , and they constitute a part of the terri- tory subject to municipal administration as much after sale as before . The possessors of the land sold become soon , if not im ...
Page 161
... land which one possessor can advantageously cultivate . Yet there are , prac- tically , dimensions within which lands are held for that purpose ; and when these are exceeded , the surplus is held for purposes of commerce or speculation ...
... land which one possessor can advantageously cultivate . Yet there are , prac- tically , dimensions within which lands are held for that purpose ; and when these are exceeded , the surplus is held for purposes of commerce or speculation ...
Page 295
... land in which I live , and as far as may be , in all other lands . And , going upon this broad principle , I have no hesitation in saying that there is no distinction in my respect or affection be- tween men of one land and of another ...
... land in which I live , and as far as may be , in all other lands . And , going upon this broad principle , I have no hesitation in saying that there is no distinction in my respect or affection be- tween men of one land and of another ...
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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