Speeches in the Senate of the United States. Miscellaneous speeches. AppendixLittle, Brown, 1862 - Lawyers |
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... land of promise . Oregon is our land of destination . The finger of Nature ' such were once the words of the gentleman from Massachusetts , [ Mr. Adams , ] in regard to this country - points that out . ' Two thousand American citizens ...
... land of promise . Oregon is our land of destination . The finger of Nature ' such were once the words of the gentleman from Massachusetts , [ Mr. Adams , ] in regard to this country - points that out . ' Two thousand American citizens ...
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... land rose in value , the barren heaths were manured and tilled , rents rose , the tenants grew rich , the numbers increased , — their cities were im- proved , — their large villages became cities , and new towns were built in places ...
... land rose in value , the barren heaths were manured and tilled , rents rose , the tenants grew rich , the numbers increased , — their cities were im- proved , — their large villages became cities , and new towns were built in places ...
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... land , they turned their attention to their own disabled ships and their own dead , and recovered the greater number and conveyed them to the Sybota , whither the land army of their barbarian allies had marched to coöperate with them ...
... land , they turned their attention to their own disabled ships and their own dead , and recovered the greater number and conveyed them to the Sybota , whither the land army of their barbarian allies had marched to coöperate with them ...
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SPEECH ON THE BILL TO PROVIDE FURTHER REMEDIAL JUSTICE | 24 |
SPEECH ON THe Power and DUTY OF CONGRESS TO CONTINUE | 72 |
SPEECH ON THE QUESTION OF ANNULLING THE CONVENTION for | 125 |
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