The Life of William H. Seward with Selections from His WorksGeorge E. Baker Redfield, 1855 - 410 Seiten |
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... True Basis of American Independence.- Eulogium on James Tallmadge .. 141 150 CHAPTER XXI . XXXIIId Congress .-- Nebraska . - Inauguration of President Pierce.- High Expectations of Beneficent Legislation . - Revision of the Tariff ...
... True Basis of American Independence.- Eulogium on James Tallmadge .. 141 150 CHAPTER XXI . XXXIIId Congress .-- Nebraska . - Inauguration of President Pierce.- High Expectations of Beneficent Legislation . - Revision of the Tariff ...
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... True Basis of American In- dependence . Address before the American Institute.- Peace ...... ORATIONS AND SPEECHES . 291 The Destiny of America.- An Oration delivered at the Dedication of Capital University , Columbus , Ohio , September ...
... True Basis of American In- dependence . Address before the American Institute.- Peace ...... ORATIONS AND SPEECHES . 291 The Destiny of America.- An Oration delivered at the Dedication of Capital University , Columbus , Ohio , September ...
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... true to the enlarged and liberal sentiments , which he had long cherished , in regard to religious free- dom . * It was one of his strongest convictions , 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 free- dom . * It was one of his strongest convictions , that no class of citizens should suffer from legal disabilities , on account of ...
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... 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 counteract 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 counteract the ...
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... by the constitution . However true it may be that , when Congress finds the institution existing in any state , they have no power to dis- * See Vol . I. , p . 476 . turb it there — it is clear that they have 96 FUGITIVE - SLAVE CASE .
... by the constitution . However true it may be that , when Congress finds the institution existing in any state , they have no power to dis- * See Vol . I. , p . 476 . turb it there — it is clear that they have 96 FUGITIVE - SLAVE CASE .
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Seite 124 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my cause ; and be silent that you may hear : believe me for mine honour; and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe: censure me in your wisdom; and awake your senses that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Seite 361 - Missouri Territory to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories...
Seite 246 - Historically, it is well known, that the object of this clause was to secure to the citizens of the slave-holding states the complete right and title of ownership in their slaves, as property, in every state in the Union into which they might escape from the state where they were held in servitude.
Seite 389 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Seite 364 - ... it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Seite 154 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise, and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been deemed proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.
Seite 252 - September 15, page 550, article 4, section ,2, the third paragraph, the term 'legally' was struck out, and the words 'under the laws thereof inserted after the word 'state...
Seite 370 - New States, of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the federal constitution.
Seite 212 - I do not hesitate, therefore, to- recommend the establishment of schools in which they may be instructed by teachers speaking the same language with themselves, and professing the same faith.
Seite 212 - ... religion. It ought never to be forgotten that the public welfare is as deeply concerned in their education as in that of our own children. I do not hesitate, therefore, to recommend the establishment of schools in which they may be instructed by teachers speaking the same language with themselves...