The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay, of Kentucky, Volume 2James B. Swain, 1843 - United States |
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... never before have I felt , more intensely , the overpowering weight of that share of responsibility which belongs to me in these deliberations . Never before have I had more occasion than I now have to lament my want of those ...
... never before have I felt , more intensely , the overpowering weight of that share of responsibility which belongs to me in these deliberations . Never before have I had more occasion than I now have to lament my want of those ...
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... never expressed an opinion contrary to that now intimated . ] Because it It never I give way with pleasure to these explanations , which I hope will always be made when I say any thing bearing on the individual opinions of the Chair . I ...
... never expressed an opinion contrary to that now intimated . ] Because it It never I give way with pleasure to these explanations , which I hope will always be made when I say any thing bearing on the individual opinions of the Chair . I ...
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... never had a very large amount , and it has not been able to retain what it had , in consequence of the operation of ... never has existed , it never will exist . Trade implies , at least two parties . To be free , it should be fair ...
... never had a very large amount , and it has not been able to retain what it had , in consequence of the operation of ... never has existed , it never will exist . Trade implies , at least two parties . To be free , it should be fair ...
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... never become naturalized in our country ; whilst , happi- ly , there are many others who readily attach themselves to our prin- ciples and our institutions . The honest , patient and industrious Ger- man readily unites with our people ...
... never become naturalized in our country ; whilst , happi- ly , there are many others who readily attach themselves to our prin- ciples and our institutions . The honest , patient and industrious Ger- man readily unites with our people ...
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... never hitherto been carried on among them - it is proposed they shall , for time to come , never erect the manufacture of any under the size of a two shilling nail , horse nails excepted ; that all slitting mills and engines , for ...
... never hitherto been carried on among them - it is proposed they shall , for time to come , never erect the manufacture of any under the size of a two shilling nail , horse nails excepted ; that all slitting mills and engines , for ...
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Page 305 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Page 194 - President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute ; or to excite against them, or either or any of them, the hatred of the good people of the United States...
Page 275 - States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States...
Page 347 - Both the constitutionality and the expediency of the law creating this bank are well questioned by a large portion of our fellow-citizens, and it must be admitted by all that it has failed in the great end of establishing a uniform and sound currency.
Page 195 - That if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, for the writing or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as a libel. And the jury who shall try the cause, shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
Page 101 - The opinion of the judges has no more authority over congress than the opinion of congress has over the judges, and on that point the president is independent of both.
Page 588 - Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; . . . But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.
Page 213 - That a bank of the United States, competent to all the duties which may be required by the Government, might be so organized as not to infringe on our own delegated powers or the reserved rights of the States I do not entertain a doubt. Had the Executive been called upon to furnish the project of such an institution, the duty would have been cheerfully performed.
Page 280 - In the first place, he will be impeachable by this House, before the Senate for such an act of mal-administration; for I contend that the wanton removal of meritorious officers would subject him to impeachment and removal from his own high trust.
Page 100 - Suspicions are entertained and charges are made of gross abuse and violation of its charter. An investigation unwillingly conceded and so restricted in time as necessarily to make it incomplete and unsatisfactory discloses enough to excite suspicion and alarm.