The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xxiv
... party , believing that it embodied the spirit of popular freedom to a greater extent , than any other party of the day . He was early undeceived by experience . Discovering that under the pretence of democracy the leaders of the party ...
... party , believing that it embodied the spirit of popular freedom to a greater extent , than any other party of the day . He was early undeceived by experience . Discovering that under the pretence of democracy the leaders of the party ...
Page xxvii
... Party in Western New York , with which Mr. Seward , as an ardent supporter of John Quincy Adams , had been identified . Meantime , the anti - masonic party had risen into consequence , and though of local origin , and acting in a ...
... Party in Western New York , with which Mr. Seward , as an ardent supporter of John Quincy Adams , had been identified . Meantime , the anti - masonic party had risen into consequence , and though of local origin , and acting in a ...
Page xxviii
... party were in possession of unlimited sway . Wield- ing the vast patronage of the federal and state governments , their influence was as extensive as it was pernicious . The Albany re gency , knit into a unit by the passion for office ...
... party were in possession of unlimited sway . Wield- ing the vast patronage of the federal and state governments , their influence was as extensive as it was pernicious . The Albany re gency , knit into a unit by the passion for office ...
Page xxx
... party . They brought in a resolution providing that mayors should be chosen in such man- ner as the Legislature should direct . Mr. Seward took decided ground in favor of the New York petition . Arguing on the merits of the question ...
... party . They brought in a resolution providing that mayors should be chosen in such man- ner as the Legislature should direct . Mr. Seward took decided ground in favor of the New York petition . Arguing on the merits of the question ...
Page xxxii
... Party . On the 20th of March , the question came up on the establish- ment of a separate penitentiary for female convicts . In his speech on this subject , Mr. Seward took the broadest grounds of Christian philanthropy . He argued that ...
... Party . On the 20th of March , the question came up on the establish- ment of a separate penitentiary for female convicts . In his speech on this subject , Mr. Seward took the broadest grounds of Christian philanthropy . He argued that ...
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