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Page xlviii
... true to the enlarged and liberal sentiments , which he had long cherished , in regard to religious freedom . It was one of his strongest convic- tions , that no class of citizens should suffer from legal disabilities , on account of ...
... true to the enlarged and liberal sentiments , which he had long cherished , in regard to religious freedom . It was one of his strongest convic- tions , that no class of citizens should suffer from legal disabilities , on account of ...
Page lv
... true policy of the state was unchanged , he clearly set forth the evils that would ensue from the abandonment of the enterprise . But it was all in vain . Political managers took advantage of the prevailing panic to coun- teract the ...
... true policy of the state was unchanged , he clearly set forth the evils that would ensue from the abandonment of the enterprise . But it was all in vain . Political managers took advantage of the prevailing panic to coun- teract the ...
Page lxxxv
... true , indeed , that the national domain is ours . It is true it was acquired by the valor and with the wealth of the whole nation THE HIGHER LAW . lxxxv.
... true , indeed , that the national domain is ours . It is true it was acquired by the valor and with the wealth of the whole nation THE HIGHER LAW . lxxxv.
Page lxxxvii
... true principle of concilia- tion by gradual reform , he closed his remarks with one of those genuine touches of poetry which often flash over the severity of his argumentative discourse . " We shall then realize once more the concord ...
... true principle of concilia- tion by gradual reform , he closed his remarks with one of those genuine touches of poetry which often flash over the severity of his argumentative discourse . " We shall then realize once more the concord ...
Page lxxxviii
... true character of intervention , and argues at length in its defence . The tone of this speech is lofty and severe , and in some passages rises to an almost Miltonic grandeur . The next speeches of Gov. Seward in the Senate were on ...
... true character of intervention , and argues at length in its defence . The tone of this speech is lofty and severe , and in some passages rises to an almost Miltonic grandeur . The next speeches of Gov. Seward in the Senate were on ...
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