The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 28
... witness the depreciation of farms and merchandise , and the general gloom which mutual distrust and individual apprehension can so effectually produce . Your banks having extended their discounts to their utmost limits , will close ...
... witness the depreciation of farms and merchandise , and the general gloom which mutual distrust and individual apprehension can so effectually produce . Your banks having extended their discounts to their utmost limits , will close ...
Page 88
... witness to its fidelity to the interests of slavery . Slavery has , moreover , a more natural alliance with the aris- tocracy of the north and with the aristocracy of Europe . So long as slavery shall possess the cotton - fields , the ...
... witness to its fidelity to the interests of slavery . Slavery has , moreover , a more natural alliance with the aris- tocracy of the north and with the aristocracy of Europe . So long as slavery shall possess the cotton - fields , the ...
Page 239
... witness to their toils . Neither the perseverance of Holland , nor the activity of France , nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise , ever carried this perilous mode of hardy enterprise to the extent to which it has ...
... witness to their toils . Neither the perseverance of Holland , nor the activity of France , nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise , ever carried this perilous mode of hardy enterprise to the extent to which it has ...
Page 286
... witness to the fact , that in the penitentiary system in the state of New York the practice of corporeal punishment has been abolished , and that discipline has been maintained with as much success with regard to labor and moral conduct ...
... witness to the fact , that in the penitentiary system in the state of New York the practice of corporeal punishment has been abolished , and that discipline has been maintained with as much success with regard to labor and moral conduct ...
Page 388
... witness that he was equal to the varied and vast responsibilities of the senatorial trust . He was a plain , unassuming , unostentatious man . He never spake for display , but always for conviction . He was an honest and just man . He ...
... witness that he was equal to the varied and vast responsibilities of the senatorial trust . He was a plain , unassuming , unostentatious man . He never spake for display , but always for conviction . He was an honest and just man . He ...
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