The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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... believe , about the num- ber of uniformed troops , in the present organization , and I would , I confess , prefer to sustain those whose public spirit and military ardor has induced them to assume their present organization . 2d . To ...
... believe , about the num- ber of uniformed troops , in the present organization , and I would , I confess , prefer to sustain those whose public spirit and military ardor has induced them to assume their present organization . 2d . To ...
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... believe that , if no nearer approach shall now be made , the incorporation of the principles contained in the amendment will not be without value . For it will reduce the numerical force of the militia one half ; it will relieve one ...
... believe that , if no nearer approach shall now be made , the incorporation of the principles contained in the amendment will not be without value . For it will reduce the numerical force of the militia one half ; it will relieve one ...
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... believe none is indulged . Only one argument has been urged in support of the amendment , which was , that it was expedient that the mode of election or appoint- ment of this officer should be made a subject of legislative dis- cretion ...
... believe none is indulged . Only one argument has been urged in support of the amendment , which was , that it was expedient that the mode of election or appoint- ment of this officer should be made a subject of legislative dis- cretion ...
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... believe , a broad and living principle of democracy , that the tendency of delegated power is always to its own aggrandizement , and that the safety of the rights of the people is secured by their jealousy of encroachment . So much ...
... believe , a broad and living principle of democracy , that the tendency of delegated power is always to its own aggrandizement , and that the safety of the rights of the people is secured by their jealousy of encroachment . So much ...
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... believe that the days of the bank are numbered . It is for the welfare of the country , and not on account of that institu- tion that I regret it . That institution has sustained the govern- ment , and enabled it to pay its immense debt ...
... believe that the days of the bank are numbered . It is for the welfare of the country , and not on account of that institu- tion that I regret it . That institution has sustained the govern- ment , and enabled it to pay its immense debt ...
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