The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay, Volume 2Greeley & McElrath, 1843 - Campaign literature |
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... hope not presumptuous , that it has the approba- tion of that Providence who has so often smiled upon these United States . 1 Eight years ago , it was my painful duty to present to the other House of Congress , an unexaggerated picture ...
... hope not presumptuous , that it has the approba- tion of that Providence who has so often smiled upon these United States . 1 Eight years ago , it was my painful duty to present to the other House of Congress , an unexaggerated picture ...
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... hope will always be made when I say any thing bearing on the individual opinions of the Chair . I know the delicacy of the position , and sympathise with the imcumbent , whoever he may be . the question was not debated in 1816 ; and why ...
... hope will always be made when I say any thing bearing on the individual opinions of the Chair . I know the delicacy of the position , and sympathise with the imcumbent , whoever he may be . the question was not debated in 1816 ; and why ...
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... hope that my humble exer- tions have not been altogether unsuccessful in showing- 1. That the policy which we have been considering ought to con- tinue to be regarded as the genuine American System . 2. That the Free Trade System ...
... hope that my humble exer- tions have not been altogether unsuccessful in showing- 1. That the policy which we have been considering ought to con- tinue to be regarded as the genuine American System . 2. That the Free Trade System ...
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... hope our fellow citizens of Illinois , In- diana , and Missouri will reconsider the matter ; that they will cease to take counsel from demagogues who would deceive them , and instill erroneous principles into their ears ; and that they ...
... hope our fellow citizens of Illinois , In- diana , and Missouri will reconsider the matter ; that they will cease to take counsel from demagogues who would deceive them , and instill erroneous principles into their ears ; and that they ...
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... hope that I have now shown the insolidity of the residue . I will not dwell upon the consideration urged in that report against any large reduction , founded upon its inevitable tendency to lessen the value of the landed property ...
... hope that I have now shown the insolidity of the residue . I will not dwell upon the consideration urged in that report against any large reduction , founded upon its inevitable tendency to lessen the value of the landed property ...
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Page 163 - 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 100 - The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
Page 368 - Virginia inclusive according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Page 156 - By the constitution of the United States the president is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience.
Page 245 - 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 223 - States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States...
Page 275 - The charter of the Bank of the United States expires in 1836, and its stockholders will most probably apply for a renewal of their privileges. In order to avoid the evils resulting from precipitancy in a measure involving such important principles, and such deep pecuniary interests, I feel that I cannot, in justice to the parties interested, too soon present it to the deliberate consideration of the Legislature and the People.
Page 156 - They respect the nation, not individual rights, and being intrusted to the executive, the decision of the executive is conclusive. The application of this remark will be perceived by adverting to the act of Congress for establishing the department of foreign affairs. This officer, as his duties were prescribed by that act, is to conform precisely to the will of the President. He is the mere organ by whom that will is communicated. The acts of such an officer, as an officer, can never be examinable...
Page 144 - Yes, I have ambition ; but it is the ambition of being the humble instrument, in the hands of Providence, to reconcile a divided people ; once more to revive concord and harmony in a distracted land ; the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people ! 19.
Page 161 - The President again repeats that he begs his Cabinet to consider the proposed measure as his own, in the support of which he shall require no one of them to make a sacrifice of opinion or principle. Its responsibility has been assumed, after the most mature deliberation and reflection, as necessary to preserve the morals of the people, the freedom of the press, and the purity of the elective franchise...