The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 34
... honorable friend condemned . He says , that on the occasion alluded to , I profanely declared I wished to leave anti - masonry as a legacy to my children . And this profanity shocked the pure and pious feelings of my honorable friend ...
... honorable friend condemned . He says , that on the occasion alluded to , I profanely declared I wished to leave anti - masonry as a legacy to my children . And this profanity shocked the pure and pious feelings of my honorable friend ...
Page 35
... honorable friend will , I trust , no longer have occasion to complain of my profanity . But the gentleman inquires whether I am not satisfied that this legacy has lapsed . I can console myself that if it be so , it has probably gone ...
... honorable friend will , I trust , no longer have occasion to complain of my profanity . But the gentleman inquires whether I am not satisfied that this legacy has lapsed . I can console myself that if it be so , it has probably gone ...
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... honorable friend was more safely relaxing himself amid the democratic associations of Montgomery county , he may rest assured that I have returned to love my country better , and to understand better the value of her institutions ; and ...
... honorable friend was more safely relaxing himself amid the democratic associations of Montgomery county , he may rest assured that I have returned to love my country better , and to understand better the value of her institutions ; and ...
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... honorable senator from South Caro- lina , [ Mr. CALHOUN , ] that the ordinance of 1787 secured to Michigan the right to become a state , when she should have sixty thousand inhabitants , and that , owing to some neglect , Congress ...
... honorable senator from South Caro- lina , [ Mr. CALHOUN , ] that the ordinance of 1787 secured to Michigan the right to become a state , when she should have sixty thousand inhabitants , and that , owing to some neglect , Congress ...
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... honorable senator allow me to ask him , if the Senate is to understand him as saying that he would vote for the admission of California if she came here seeking admission as a slave state ? Mr. SEWARD . I reply , as I said before , that ...
... honorable senator allow me to ask him , if the Senate is to understand him as saying that he would vote for the admission of California if she came here seeking admission as a slave state ? Mr. SEWARD . I reply , as I said before , that ...
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