SIXTEENTH. That a railroad to the Pacific ocean is imperatively demanded by the interests of the whole country; that the federal government ought to render immediate and efficient aid in its construction ; and that, as preliminary thereto, a daily overland... The Works of William H. Seward - Page 680by William Henry Seward - 1884Full view - About this book
| Central Pacific Railroad Company - Pacific railroads - 1887 - 478 pages
...4 llth, 1860, the Convention at Chicago that nominated Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency Retolved, That a railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively...immediate and efficient aid in its construction, and that preliminary thereto ajdaily overland mail should be promptly established. Prior to 1860, the Legislatures... | |
| Edward Stanwood - Presidents - 1888 - 476 pages
...and justified by the obligations of government to protect the lives and property of its citizens. 16. That a railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively...daily overland mail should be promptly established. 17. Finally, having thus set forth our distinctive principles and views, we invite the co-operation... | |
| Edward Stanwood - Presidents - 1892 - 516 pages
...and justified by the obligations of government to protect the lives and property of its citizens. 16. That a railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively...daily overland mail should be promptly established. 17. Finally, having thus set forth our distinctive principles and views, we invite the co-operation... | |
| Henry Harrison Smith - Democratic National Convention - 1892 - 152 pages
...and justified by the obligation of government to protect the lives and property of its citizens. 16. That a railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively...government ought to render immediate and efficient aid to its construction; and that as a preliminary thereto a daily overland mail should be promptly established... | |
| Thomas Valentine Cooper, Hector Tyndale Fenton - Political parties - 1892 - 930 pages
...differing on other questions, who substantially agree with us in their affirmance and support. 16. That a railroad to the Pacific ocean is imperatively demanded by the interés) of the whole country ; that the Federal government ought to render immediate and efficient... | |
| Thomas Valentine Cooper - Political parties - 1892 - 1144 pages
...differing on other questions, who substantially agree with us in their affirmance and support. 16. That a railroad to the Pacific ocean is imperatively demanded by the interest of the whole country ; that the Federal government ought to render immediate and efficient... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1893 - 292 pages
...and justified by the obligation of Government to protect the lives and property of its citizens. 16. That a railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively...daily overland mail should be promptly established. 17. Finally, having thus set forth our distinctive principles and views, we invite the co-operation... | |
| Marion Todd - Railroads and state - 1893 - 322 pages
...The Republican party, at its National Convention at Philadelphia, in June, 1856, passed a resolution that the Federal Government ought to render immediate and efficient aid in the construction of such a Road, and also for the construction of an overland wagon road as preliminary.... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 1080 pages
...and justified by the obligation of government to protect the lives and property of its citizens. 16. That a railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively...daily overland mail should be promptly established. 17. Finally, having thus set forth our distinctive principles and views, we invite the cooperation... | |
| John Patterson Davis - Reference - 1894 - 262 pages
...platform of the Republican party, adopted by the national convention at Chicago in May, 1860, a plank "That a railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively...immediate and efficient aid in its construction ; and as preliminary thereto, a daily overland mail should be promptly established;" and in the Charleston... | |
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