The Works of William H. Seward, Volym 1Redfield, 1853 |
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... common intellect , of excellent business talents , and of strict probity . After his withdrawal from business , he was in the habit of lending money to a considerable extent among the farmers in his neighborhood ; and it is said that ...
... common intellect , of excellent business talents , and of strict probity . After his withdrawal from business , he was in the habit of lending money to a considerable extent among the farmers in his neighborhood ; and it is said that ...
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... common school system had not yet been established in the state of New York , and he attended several different schools in the vicinity of his father's residence , until the age of nine years . At this period , he was sent to Farmers ...
... common school system had not yet been established in the state of New York , and he attended several different schools in the vicinity of his father's residence , until the age of nine years . At this period , he was sent to Farmers ...
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... common run of political harangues , as to excite general and lasting interest . He lived in the remembrance of Daniel D. Tompkins , un- til he himself ceased to live ; and his friends will recollect the fervent kindness with which he ...
... common run of political harangues , as to excite general and lasting interest . He lived in the remembrance of Daniel D. Tompkins , un- til he himself ceased to live ; and his friends will recollect the fervent kindness with which he ...
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... common school system . He urged the abolition of imprisonment for debt , the melioration of prison discipline , and the establishment of a separate penitentiary for female con- victs . The construction of the Chenango Canal received his ...
... common school system . He urged the abolition of imprisonment for debt , the melioration of prison discipline , and the establishment of a separate penitentiary for female con- victs . The construction of the Chenango Canal received his ...
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... Common Council , and recorders were appointed by the Governor and Senate . The new charter of New York gave the mayor a veto on the acts of the Common Council . A petition was presented to the Legislature by the citizens for a change in ...
... Common Council , and recorders were appointed by the Governor and Senate . The new charter of New York gave the mayor a veto on the acts of the Common Council . A petition was presented to the Legislature by the citizens for a change in ...
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Sida 374 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the citizens or subjects of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal which shall not be offered on the same terms to the citizens or subjects of the other.
Sida 131 - SECTION 1. A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, it shall be the duty of the legislature of this State to make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of public schools.
Sida 494 - ... and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and governments, which forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory...
Sida 393 - But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
Sida 374 - ... with any State or People, for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fortifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America, or of assuming or exercising dominion over the same...
Sida 113 - The indispensable necessity of complete authority at the seat of government carries its own evidence with it. It is a power exercised by every legislature of the Union, I might say of the world, by virtue of its general supremacy. Without it, not only the public authority might be insulted and its proceedings...
Sida 63 - The North has only to will it to accomplish it; to do justice by conceding to the South an equal right in the acquired territory, and to do her duty by causing the stipulations relative to fugitive slaves to be faithfully fulfilled; to cease the agitation of the slave question, and to provide for the insertion of a provision in the Constitution by an amendment which will restore to the South in substance the power she possessed of protecting herself, before the equilibrium between the sections was...
Sida 375 - VI. The contracting parties in this convention engage to invite every State with which both or either have friendly intercourse to enter into stipulations with them similar to those which they have entered into with each other...
Sida 257 - In every regularly documented American merchant- vessel, the crew who navigate it will find their protection in the flag which is over them.
Sida 375 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America, and especially to the interoceanic communications, should the same prove to be practicable, whether by canal or...