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Seward's Law
Contents
Introduction: The Country Lawyer
1. "There Is No Law of This State Which Recognizes Slavery": Governor of New York
2. "Harboring and Concealing a Weary and Fainting Slave": Antislavery Litigator
3. "There Is a Higher Law Than the Constitution": Conscience Whig Senator
4. "An Irrepressible Conflict between Opposing and Enduring Forces": Republican Party Campaigner
5. "I Am to Engage in Conducting a War against a Portion of the American People": Secretary of State
6. "To the Arbitrament of Courts of Law and to the Councils of Legislation": Hesitant Emancipator
7. "The Union Has Been Rescued from All Its Perils": Elder Statesman
Conclusion: Seward's Law
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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Contents
Introduction: The Country Lawyer
1. "There Is No Law of This State Which Recognizes Slavery": Governor of New York
2. "Harboring and Concealing a Weary and Fainting Slave": Antislavery Litigator
3. "There Is a Higher Law Than the Constitution": Conscience Whig Senator
4. "An Irrepressible Conflict between Opposing and Enduring Forces": Republican Party Campaigner
5. "I Am to Engage in Conducting a War against a Portion of the American People": Secretary of State
6. "To the Arbitrament of Courts of Law and to the Councils of Legislation": Hesitant Emancipator
7. "The Union Has Been Rescued from All Its Perils": Elder Statesman
Conclusion: Seward's Law
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W.