The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xxxiii
... called forth the discussion of an important constitutional question . A clause in the state Consti- tution prohibited any member of the Legislature from receiving office at the hands of that body , during the term for which he was ...
... called forth the discussion of an important constitutional question . A clause in the state Consti- tution prohibited any member of the Legislature from receiving office at the hands of that body , during the term for which he was ...
Page xxxiv
... called forth Mr. Seward in a rejoinder , on the 24th of January , on which occasion he indulged in a severity of remark to which he was not accustomed , and for the only time in his public life , noticed the personal attacks of which he ...
... called forth Mr. Seward in a rejoinder , on the 24th of January , on which occasion he indulged in a severity of remark to which he was not accustomed , and for the only time in his public life , noticed the personal attacks of which he ...
Page xxxv
... called to express the prevailing dissatisfaction , and to avert further calamity . Committees were appointed to implore relief of the President and Congress . As a suitable measure to alleviate the general pecuniary distress , Gov ...
... called to express the prevailing dissatisfaction , and to avert further calamity . Committees were appointed to implore relief of the President and Congress . As a suitable measure to alleviate the general pecuniary distress , Gov ...
Page xxxviii
... called forth his most vigorous eloquence . The commercial revulsion , which he had so long predicted , was sweeping over the land . Disastrous experience gave ample confirmation to the prin- ciples of the whigs . In his speech on this ...
... called forth his most vigorous eloquence . The commercial revulsion , which he had so long predicted , was sweeping over the land . Disastrous experience gave ample confirmation to the prin- ciples of the whigs . In his speech on this ...
Page xliii
... called to this question by the fact that the annual school returns from New York showed that there were about 25,000 children in that city who did not attend school , and were thus left exposed to the allurements of vice and crime ...
... called to this question by the fact that the annual school returns from New York showed that there were about 25,000 children in that city who did not attend school , and were thus left exposed to the allurements of vice and crime ...
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