“It is true, indeed, that the national domain is ours. It is true it was acquired by the valor and with the wealth of the whole nation. But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it.Quote by William H SewardTopics: Quotes about William H SewardShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, how can...#William H Seward
The proposition of an established classification of states as slave states and free states, as...#William H Seward
But you answer, that the Constitution recognizes property in slaves. It would be sufficient, then,...#William H Seward
I deem it established, then, that the Constitution does not recognize property in man, but...#William H Seward
I submit, on the other hand, most respectfully, that the Constitution not merely does not...#William H Seward
I mean to say that Congress can hereafter decide whether any states, slave or free,...#William H Seward
