The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... millions of dollars depended on the issue . His argument at the summing up , for eloquence , pathos , sound legal views , and thorough knowledge of human character , has rarely been excelled at the American bar . At length , when the ...
... millions of dollars depended on the issue . His argument at the summing up , for eloquence , pathos , sound legal views , and thorough knowledge of human character , has rarely been excelled at the American bar . At length , when the ...
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... millions , on my responsibility , not on your oath , " ( says the President to the Secretary of the Treasury . ) The conscientious secretary refuses . " Mr. Taney , you are Secretary of the Treasury , " replies the President , and the ...
... millions , on my responsibility , not on your oath , " ( says the President to the Secretary of the Treasury . ) The conscientious secretary refuses . " Mr. Taney , you are Secretary of the Treasury , " replies the President , and the ...
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... millions by the hazards of trade , and your capital and all the funds your credit can command are afloat upon the seas , beware how you withdraw that capital and call in your debts ! The career of prosperity is safe if you continue your ...
... millions by the hazards of trade , and your capital and all the funds your credit can command are afloat upon the seas , beware how you withdraw that capital and call in your debts ! The career of prosperity is safe if you continue your ...
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... millions of dollars , to induce public favor . Unfor- tunately it appears there is a mistake of eleven millions in this aggregate . The amount of increase was seventeen millions only ; and it appears from the report of the directors of ...
... millions of dollars , to induce public favor . Unfor- tunately it appears there is a mistake of eleven millions in this aggregate . The amount of increase was seventeen millions only ; and it appears from the report of the directors of ...
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... to posterity . But enough , sir , upon a topic which nothing but allusions , ungenerous and unfounded , could justify me in introducing here . THE SIX MILLION LOAN . * APRIL 10 , 1884 36 . SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK .
... to posterity . But enough , sir , upon a topic which nothing but allusions , ungenerous and unfounded , could justify me in introducing here . THE SIX MILLION LOAN . * APRIL 10 , 1884 36 . SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK .
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