The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 2Redfield, 1853 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accused admitted adopted Albany annual application assembly authority bill called canal carried cause charge circumstances citizens civil commissioners committed communication completed concerning condition confidence consideration constitution construction continued conviction court crime debt demand directed dollars duty effect efforts equal Erie established excellency executive existing extended facts favor federal feet four fugitives fund further governor ground honor hundred important improvement increase institutions interest internal John judge justice labor Lake lands legislature less letter maintain measures ment miles millions natural navigation necessary object obligations offence officers opinion passed period persons portion present president principles prisoner proceedings produce proper provision question reason received reference regard relations remain rendered requisition respect result river schools secure senate sheriff slave society submitted supposed thousand tion trial Union United Virginia whole York
Popular passages
Page 43 - York, as their medical department, under the name of the College of Physicians and Surgeons In the City of New York.
Page 419 - Whatever respect might have been felt for the state sovereignties, it is not to be disguised that the framers of the Constitution viewed, with some apprehension, the violent acts which might grow out of the feelings of the moment; and that the people of the United States, in adopting that instrument, have manifested a determination to shield themselves and their property from the effects of those sudden and strong passions to which men are exposed.
Page 17 - By this act the sum of £20,000 or $50,000 was annually appropriated for five years, " for the purpose of encouraging and maintaining schools in the several cities and towns in this state, in which the children of the inhabitants residing in the state, shall be instructed in the English language, or be taught English grammar, arithmetic, mathematics, and such other branches of knowledge as are most useful and necessary to complete a good English education.
Page 639 - When committed by accident and misfortune, in lawfully correcting a child or servant, or in doing any other lawful act by lawful means, with usual and ordinary caution, and without any unlawful intent; 2.
Page 466 - ... is made to denote such offences as are of a deeper and more atrocious dye; while smaller faults, and omissions of less consequence, are comprised under the gentler name of "misdemeanors
Page 70 - An Act for the Amendment of the Law and the better advancement of Justice...
Page 213 - ... 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 and professing the same faith.
Page 536 - ... tried at, the next court of oyer and terminer to be held in the county where such indictment was found, unless it...
Page 102 - Stephen Van Rensselaer, De Witt Clinton, Samuel Young, Joseph Ellicott and Myron Holley...
Page 17 - ... the institution of schools in various parts of the state, for the purpose of instructing children in the lower branches of education, such as reading their native language with propriety, and so much of writing and arithmetic, as to enable them when they...
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 2 The Works of William H. Seward, William Henry Seward |
| Author | William Henry Seward |
| Editor | George E. Baker |
| Publisher | Redfield, 1853 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |