Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Dec. 5. 1796-March 3, 1803D. Appleton, 1857 - Law |
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... gentlemen to be very careful how they committed themselves at a juncture so critical , and on business so momentous . We had just been told by the PRESIDENT that we did not stand well with the French nation ; and the Senate , in their ...
... gentlemen to be very careful how they committed themselves at a juncture so critical , and on business so momentous . We had just been told by the PRESIDENT that we did not stand well with the French nation ; and the Senate , in their ...
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... gentlemen will not go into it until they By passing this resolution you will destroy are properly prepared . I wish to pay all possi- the use of the privilege to any other than the ble respect to the Chief Magistrate , and cannot person ...
... gentlemen will not go into it until they By passing this resolution you will destroy are properly prepared . I wish to pay all possi- the use of the privilege to any other than the ble respect to the Chief Magistrate , and cannot person ...
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... gentlemen would think me a very inconsistent character . If we take a view of our foreign re- lations , we shall see no reason to exult in the wisdom or firmness of our Administration . He thought nothing so much as a want of that ...
... gentlemen would think me a very inconsistent character . If we take a view of our foreign re- lations , we shall see no reason to exult in the wisdom or firmness of our Administration . He thought nothing so much as a want of that ...
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... gentlemen meant to agree to strike out the whole as proposed , in order to adopt those words substituted by the gentleman from South Carolina ( Mr. HARPER ) , he must ob- serve that he thought this would be as far from giving ...
... gentlemen meant to agree to strike out the whole as proposed , in order to adopt those words substituted by the gentleman from South Carolina ( Mr. HARPER ) , he must ob- serve that he thought this would be as far from giving ...
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... gentlemen deny this ; let them prove that this is not the will of their constituents . The coun- try would judge our opinions when we come to give our yeas or nays ; then the real friends of that man would be known . The gentleman ...
... gentlemen deny this ; let them prove that this is not the will of their constituents . The coun- try would judge our opinions when we come to give our yeas or nays ; then the real friends of that man would be known . The gentleman ...
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