Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Dec. 5. 1796-March 3, 1803D. Appleton, 1857 - Law |
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... claim on this House for its support ; and the reasons they will then urge will have a force which will not be easily repelled . of that District , he should not give his vote in | nothing is intended , but merely to permit its support ...
... claim on this House for its support ; and the reasons they will then urge will have a force which will not be easily repelled . of that District , he should not give his vote in | nothing is intended , but merely to permit its support ...
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... claim upon the General Government for relief . He said they had granted assistance to the suf - ance ? It would not be felt by the public purse . ferers by fire at St. Domingo ; and surely if it were justifiable to grant relief to ...
... claim upon the General Government for relief . He said they had granted assistance to the suf - ance ? It would not be felt by the public purse . ferers by fire at St. Domingo ; and surely if it were justifiable to grant relief to ...
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... claim stood upon the same footing . The sum which had been given to the sufferers at St. Do- mingo was to be charged ... claims , however just and proper . He thought the tenaciousness of approaching the Treasury was carried too far in ...
... claim stood upon the same footing . The sum which had been given to the sufferers at St. Do- mingo was to be charged ... claims , however just and proper . He thought the tenaciousness of approaching the Treasury was carried too far in ...
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... claim upon the humanity of the country . It vote in their House had been carried unani- was true , the claim was not of such a nature as mously . He thought the law for the relief of to be brought into a Court of Justice , but it the ...
... claim upon the humanity of the country . It vote in their House had been carried unani- was true , the claim was not of such a nature as mously . He thought the law for the relief of to be brought into a Court of Justice , but it the ...
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... claim the attention of the House . This evil , he said , might arise from the false philosophy and misplaced philanthropy of the advocates of emancipation . He was ever willing to give the question a fair trial , and thought himself ...
... claim the attention of the House . This evil , he said , might arise from the false philosophy and misplaced philanthropy of the advocates of emancipation . He was ever willing to give the question a fair trial , and thought himself ...
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