The Statesman's Manual: The Addresses and Messages of the Presidents of the United States, Inaugural, Annual, and Special, from 1789 to 1854 : with a Memoir of Each of the Presidents and a History of Their Administrations : Also, the Constitution of the United States, and a Selection of Important Documents and Statistical InformationE. Walker, 1854 - United States |
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Page 526
... means thereof , for any length of time , the peace of the Union . When we hear charges raised against other governments of breaches of their constitutions , or rather of their charters , we always anticipate the most serious ...
... means thereof , for any length of time , the peace of the Union . When we hear charges raised against other governments of breaches of their constitutions , or rather of their charters , we always anticipate the most serious ...
Page 527
... means of carrying it into effect , by a fair construction of its import . In the formation , however , of a constitution which was to act directly upon the people , and be paramount , to the extent of its powers , to the constitutions ...
... means of carrying it into effect , by a fair construction of its import . In the formation , however , of a constitution which was to act directly upon the people , and be paramount , to the extent of its powers , to the constitutions ...
Page 530
... means at its command applicable to that object . I think that I may venture to affirm that there is no part of our globe , comprehending so many degrees of latitude on the main ocean , and so many degrees of longitude into the interior ...
... means at its command applicable to that object . I think that I may venture to affirm that there is no part of our globe , comprehending so many degrees of latitude on the main ocean , and so many degrees of longitude into the interior ...
Page 531
... means the most important . Every power of the general government and of the state governments , connected with the strength and resources of the country , would be made more efficient for the purposes intended by them . In war , they ...
... means the most important . Every power of the general government and of the state governments , connected with the strength and resources of the country , would be made more efficient for the purposes intended by them . In war , they ...
Page 534
... means of raising money to make them ; and to prosecute and punish those who com- mit waste and other injuries . Should the United States be willing to abandon this road to the states through which it passes , would they take charge of ...
... means of raising money to make them ; and to prosecute and punish those who com- mit waste and other injuries . Should the United States be willing to abandon this road to the states through which it passes , would they take charge of ...
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Page 641 - The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of the liberty and happiness of their fellow-men on that side of the Atlantic. In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do.
Page 638 - 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 799 - I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed.
Page 781 - ... the humble members of society — the farmers, mechanics, and laborers — who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their Government.
Page 796 - Congress, imposing duties, shall any appeal be taken or allowed to the Supreme Court of the United States, nor shall any copy of the record be permitted or allowed for that purpose; and...
Page 704 - In a country where offices are created solely for the benefit of the people, no one man has any more intrinsic right to official station than another. Offices were not established to give support to particular men at the public expense. No individual wrong is therefore done by removal, since neither appointment to nor continuance in office is matter of right.
Page 704 - The duties of all public officers are, or, at least, admit of being made so plain and simple, that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance ; and I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience.
Page 796 - States, and more especially" two acts for the same purposes passed on the 29th of May 1828, and on the 14th of July 1832, "are unauthorized by the Constitution of the United States, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof, and are null and void and no law...
Page 715 - 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 781 - Union preserved by invasions of the rights and powers of the several States. In thus attempting to make our General Government strong we make it weak. Its true strength consists in leaving individuals and States as much as possible to themselves — in making itself felt, not in its power, but in its beneficence; not in its control, but in its protection; not in binding the States more closely to the center, but leaving each to move unobstructed in its proper orbit.