The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xxxviii
... road , but on the ground that so great an enter See Vol III , p . 186 . * See Letter to the citizens of Chautauque Co. , Vol . III . prise could not be effected by a corporation , and Xxxvin NEW YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD .
... road , but on the ground that so great an enter See Vol III , p . 186 . * See Letter to the citizens of Chautauque Co. , Vol . III . prise could not be effected by a corporation , and Xxxvin NEW YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD .
Page xlii
... ground that the welfare of the state demanded the education of all its children , * not as a matter of charity , but of justice and public safety . The defects in the public schools of New York city led him to recommend a modification ...
... ground that the welfare of the state demanded the education of all its children , * not as a matter of charity , but of justice and public safety . The defects in the public schools of New York city led him to recommend a modification ...
Page lii
... ground taken by President Van Buren and Gov. Seward in opposition to the views of President Tyler . In spite of the fact that war was suspended not on the trial , but on the execution of M'Leod , the public mind was greatly excited by ...
... ground taken by President Van Buren and Gov. Seward in opposition to the views of President Tyler . In spite of the fact that war was suspended not on the trial , but on the execution of M'Leod , the public mind was greatly excited by ...
Page lviii
... ground that the public safety and public opinion both required the confinement of the offender . The governor answered that a man too insane to be executed , was too insane to be imprisoned for life , and discharged the offender at once ...
... ground that the public safety and public opinion both required the confinement of the offender . The governor answered that a man too insane to be executed , was too insane to be imprisoned for life , and discharged the offender at once ...
Page lix
... ground of extenuating circumstances , and the social position of the criminal . His case was warmly pressed . Petitions for a commutation of punishment were signed by more than two thousand persons , of all parties and ranks . But ...
... ground of extenuating circumstances , and the social position of the criminal . His case was warmly pressed . Petitions for a commutation of punishment were signed by more than two thousand persons , of all parties and ranks . But ...
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