The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 |
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Page 20
... question remains , whether a government so simple in prin- ciple , yet so complex in organization , and resting so much on consent , can endure the shocks to which it must be exposed . It must be conceded that , not only the adaptation ...
... question remains , whether a government so simple in prin- ciple , yet so complex in organization , and resting so much on consent , can endure the shocks to which it must be exposed . It must be conceded that , not only the adaptation ...
Page 21
... question of finance , and the in- creasing wealth and strength of the various industrious classes of the country are diminishing the importance of that question . In regard to slavery , the only subject which gives rise to appre ...
... question of finance , and the in- creasing wealth and strength of the various industrious classes of the country are diminishing the importance of that question . In regard to slavery , the only subject which gives rise to appre ...
Page 80
... question of adminis- tration , and were made the basis of parties , which soon became jealous and irreconcilable , and ultimately inveterate and even in some degree disloyal . These domestic feuds were aggravated by pernicious ...
... question of adminis- tration , and were made the basis of parties , which soon became jealous and irreconcilable , and ultimately inveterate and even in some degree disloyal . These domestic feuds were aggravated by pernicious ...
Page 84
... question of the war itself , enervated the national strength , and encouraged the mighty adversary . The desperate valor displayed at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane , at Fort Erie and Plattsburgh , and the brilliant victories won in contests ...
... question of the war itself , enervated the national strength , and encouraged the mighty adversary . The desperate valor displayed at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane , at Fort Erie and Plattsburgh , and the brilliant victories won in contests ...
Page 86
... question again to their determination . " It argued a noble consciousness of virtue to express on such an occasion , so ingenuously , the emotions of a generous ambition . He displayed the same great quality no less when he called to ...
... question again to their determination . " It argued a noble consciousness of virtue to express on such an occasion , so ingenuously , the emotions of a generous ambition . He displayed the same great quality no less when he called to ...
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