Library of Southern Literature: BiographyEdwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent Martin & Hoyt Company, 1909 - American literature |
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Page 3292
... seen the necessity of the union , as our bulwark against foreign danger ; as the conservator of peace among ourselves ; as the guardian of our commerce , and other com- mon interests ; as the only substitute for those military estab ...
... seen the necessity of the union , as our bulwark against foreign danger ; as the conservator of peace among ourselves ; as the guardian of our commerce , and other com- mon interests ; as the only substitute for those military estab ...
Page 3293
... seen of a government wholly popular , and founded , at the same time , wholly on that principle . If Europe has the merit of dis- covering this great mechanical power in government , by the simple agency of which , the will of the ...
... seen of a government wholly popular , and founded , at the same time , wholly on that principle . If Europe has the merit of dis- covering this great mechanical power in government , by the simple agency of which , the will of the ...
Page 3307
... seen , her com- mand of language and of striking phrases , her keen wit and genial humor , and her copious fund of stories , made her an entertaining and accomplished raconteuse . To these attractive qualities , her sym- pathetic nature ...
... seen , her com- mand of language and of striking phrases , her keen wit and genial humor , and her copious fund of stories , made her an entertaining and accomplished raconteuse . To these attractive qualities , her sym- pathetic nature ...
Page 3312
... seen a sudden spasm cross his pale face , and with falter- ing steps he left the church . The note was from General Lee , conveying the intelligence that Richmond was no longer tenable ! At the Presbyterian Church , the Rev. Dr. Hoge ...
... seen a sudden spasm cross his pale face , and with falter- ing steps he left the church . The note was from General Lee , conveying the intelligence that Richmond was no longer tenable ! At the Presbyterian Church , the Rev. Dr. Hoge ...
Page 3327
... seen too much of the degeneration of dis- tinguished families in the South , to have much sympathy with that idea . In too many cases they have lacked the spirit to save them from such degeneration , and that being the case , what does ...
... seen too much of the degeneration of dis- tinguished families in the South , to have much sympathy with that idea . In too many cases they have lacked the spirit to save them from such degeneration , and that being the case , what does ...
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Page 3378 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 3376 - The constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or It is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, Is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it.
Page 3683 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Page 3375 - The question whether an Act repugnant to the Constitution can become the law of the land, is a question deeply interesting to the United States ; but, happily, not of an intricacy proportioned to its interest. It seems only necessary to recognize certain principles, supposed to have been long and well established, to decide it.
Page 3376 - It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases, must of necessity expound and interpret that rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each. So if a law be in opposition to the Constitution; if both the law and the Constitution apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the Constitution; or conformably...
Page 3645 - Thrift, thrift, Horatio; the funeral baked meats Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables.
Page 3382 - ... would cripple the government and render it unequal to the objects for which it is declared to be instituted, and to which the powers given, as fairly understood, render it competent; then we cannot perceive the propriety of this strict construction, nor adopt it as the rule by which the constitution is to be expounded.
Page 3381 - ... they may tax judicial process ; they may tax all the means employed by the government, to an excess which would defeat all the ends of government. This was not intended by the American people. They did not design to make their government dependent on the states.
Page 3684 - It was stated at the commencement of the last session that a great effort was then making in Spain and Portugal to improve the condition of the people of those countries, and that it appeared to be conducted with extraordinary moderation. It need scarcely be remarked that the result has been so far very different from what was then...
Page 3684 - Governments and Spain we declared our neutrality at the time of their recognition, and to this we have adhered, and shall continue to adhere, provided no change shall occur which, in the judgment of the competent authorities of this Government shall make a corresponding change on the part of the United States indispensable to their security.