Eloquence of the United States, Volume 2E. & H. Clark, 1827 - Speeches, addresses, etc., American |
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... hold lands , and give them other advantages while they are waiting for the period at which we have promised them a full participation of all our rights . An unfortunate stranger , disgusted with tyranny at home , thinks he shall find ...
... hold lands , and give them other advantages while they are waiting for the period at which we have promised them a full participation of all our rights . An unfortunate stranger , disgusted with tyranny at home , thinks he shall find ...
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... hold myself at full liberty to explain the tendency of the present amendment , and of that system of policy of which it is a part . I mean not to impute any ill intentions to gentlemen , when I declare , and atter pt to prove , that ...
... hold myself at full liberty to explain the tendency of the present amendment , and of that system of policy of which it is a part . I mean not to impute any ill intentions to gentlemen , when I declare , and atter pt to prove , that ...
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... hold it wise to resist him ; convinced that success here would be the prelude to a bolder and more dangerous assault ... hold a different opinion , and contend , that we may not only inquire how much the salary ought to be , but also ...
... hold it wise to resist him ; convinced that success here would be the prelude to a bolder and more dangerous assault ... hold a different opinion , and contend , that we may not only inquire how much the salary ought to be , but also ...
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... holds in his hands the balance of France and Germany . Prepared to strike in every direction , he is dreaded and courted by all parties , and especially by France ; who feels that after Austria , now exhausted and desirous of repose ...
... holds in his hands the balance of France and Germany . Prepared to strike in every direction , he is dreaded and courted by all parties , and especially by France ; who feels that after Austria , now exhausted and desirous of repose ...
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... hold him up to public view as the enemy of liberty and unworthy of confi- dence ; can we avoid observing , how exactly these at- tempts are calculated to promote the views of France ? Can we avoid the impression of a concert with those ...
... hold him up to public view as the enemy of liberty and unworthy of confi- dence ; can we avoid observing , how exactly these at- tempts are calculated to promote the views of France ? Can we avoid the impression of a concert with those ...
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Page 80 - If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
Page 323 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 4 - Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned." And also to the Act, entitled, " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, ' An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof...
Page 81 - ... a jealous care of the right of election by the people, a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided; absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics from which there is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism...
Page 233 - That a final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest Court of law or equity of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had...
Page 424 - States, and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union, and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other States...
Page 139 - The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
Page 322 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Page 372 - I shall need, too, the favor of that Being in whose hands we are, who led our fathers, as Israel of old, from their native land and planted them in a country flowing with all the necessaries and comforts of life...
Page 82 - ... these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.