Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Dec. 5. 1796-March 3, 1803D. Appleton, 1857 - Law |
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... frigate , or to coin one hundred tons of copper , costs us a great deal more than it ever did any other Government in this country . If this is a strong instance of that style of economy , let us begin the reformation with ourselves ...
... frigate , or to coin one hundred tons of copper , costs us a great deal more than it ever did any other Government in this country . If this is a strong instance of that style of economy , let us begin the reformation with ourselves ...
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... frigates . In the first place , six frigates were necessary ; they were afterwards reduced to three , and because an officer was appointed to take care of the timber left on hand , a gentle- man from Connecticut wondered that $ 500 ...
... frigates . In the first place , six frigates were necessary ; they were afterwards reduced to three , and because an officer was appointed to take care of the timber left on hand , a gentle- man from Connecticut wondered that $ 500 ...
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... frigates were sent out to sea , they would involve us in a war . What ! said he , can it be supposed that three frigates would give us that ridiculous kind of spirit which would induce us at any rate to go to war ? This would be a ...
... frigates were sent out to sea , they would involve us in a war . What ! said he , can it be supposed that three frigates would give us that ridiculous kind of spirit which would induce us at any rate to go to war ? This would be a ...
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... frigates in- deed , but , when he said we could not support a Navy , he meant to say we could not support such a Navy as should claim respect , in the sense which those gentlemen spoke of it ; such as being an object of terror to ...
... frigates in- deed , but , when he said we could not support a Navy , he meant to say we could not support such a Navy as should claim respect , in the sense which those gentlemen spoke of it ; such as being an object of terror to ...
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... frigates , and also upon the bill repealing that part of the act which provided for the officering and man- ning the frigates , both having been committed to the same Committee of the Whole . That for repealing a part of the former law ...
... frigates , and also upon the bill repealing that part of the act which provided for the officering and man- ning the frigates , both having been committed to the same Committee of the Whole . That for repealing a part of the former law ...
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