The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page xxx
... on their accession to power in 1837 , and the freedom of banking , under suitable safe - guards , permitted to all citizens . The contro- * See Vol . I. P. 10 . † See Vol . III . p . 338 . versy between New York and New Jersey was at that.
... on their accession to power in 1837 , and the freedom of banking , under suitable safe - guards , permitted to all citizens . The contro- * See Vol . I. P. 10 . † See Vol . III . p . 338 . versy between New York and New Jersey was at that.
Page xl
... freedom , he limited his aims by a regard to prevailing opinions , and a sense of what was practicable in the attainment of right . His reply did not compromise his popularity , as had been hoped by his oppo- nents . The election was ...
... freedom , he limited his aims by a regard to prevailing opinions , and a sense of what was practicable in the attainment of right . His reply did not compromise his popularity , as had been hoped by his oppo- nents . The election was ...
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... freedom . It was one of his strongest convic- tions , that no class of citizens should suffer from legal disabilities , on account of matters of conscience . Here , too , his views , at last , received the sanction of public opinion ...
... freedom . It was one of his strongest convic- tions , that no class of citizens should suffer from legal disabilities , on account of matters of conscience . Here , too , his views , at last , received the sanction of public opinion ...
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... freedom . * The outlines of this case may be briefly given as follows . In 1839 , a vessel from Norfolk , Va . , on arriving near the port of New York was found to contain a slave , who had secreted himself in the hold . He was taken ...
... freedom . * The outlines of this case may be briefly given as follows . In 1839 , a vessel from Norfolk , Va . , on arriving near the port of New York was found to contain a slave , who had secreted himself in the hold . He was taken ...
Page lxvi
... freedom . The condition of Gov. Seward's private affairs , which had been affected by the general depreciation of property incident to the financial embarrassment of the country , made his acceptance of a re - election in 1840 a matter ...
... freedom . The condition of Gov. Seward's private affairs , which had been affected by the general depreciation of property incident to the financial embarrassment of the country , made his acceptance of a re - election in 1840 a matter ...
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