Cobbett's Political Register, Volumes 82-83William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1833 - Great Britain |
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... Bank of the United States . - Bad Book - making . - Italian Clover.- History of George the Fourth . - Letter to the Peo- ple of Oldham . - Lord Durbam's Affair at Gateshead . - Mr . Doubleday's Speech.- Mr. C. Attwood's Letter . No. 6 ...
... Bank of the United States . - Bad Book - making . - Italian Clover.- History of George the Fourth . - Letter to the Peo- ple of Oldham . - Lord Durbam's Affair at Gateshead . - Mr . Doubleday's Speech.- Mr. C. Attwood's Letter . No. 6 ...
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... bank- The judges had " blasted " me , as rupt , of which he was duly informed , GIBBS had called upon them to do ; and of course ; to prove his debt , he must they thought , kind old gentlemen as swear to the debt ; but , though invited ...
... bank- The judges had " blasted " me , as rupt , of which he was duly informed , GIBBS had called upon them to do ; and of course ; to prove his debt , he must they thought , kind old gentlemen as swear to the debt ; but , though invited ...
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... Bank of England , the Funds , and all the Trickery of Paper Money . The Price of this book , very nicely printed , is 5s . 12. MARTENS'S LAW OF NA . TIONS . This is the Book which was the foundation of all the knowledge that I have ever ...
... Bank of England , the Funds , and all the Trickery of Paper Money . The Price of this book , very nicely printed , is 5s . 12. MARTENS'S LAW OF NA . TIONS . This is the Book which was the foundation of all the knowledge that I have ever ...
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... Bank Reports , Appendix No. 39 ..... Value of the " pound sterling , " during the last five years of the war , as com- pared with wheat , the first necessary of life , and the most important article of trade .... 8. d . 5 20 0 14 4 7 7 ...
... Bank Reports , Appendix No. 39 ..... Value of the " pound sterling , " during the last five years of the war , as com- pared with wheat , the first necessary of life , and the most important article of trade .... 8. d . 5 20 0 14 4 7 7 ...
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... Bank value of the " pound sterling " in use during Restriction Act of 1797 , was not produced , or the water was not more than 10s . of our pre- sold , or bought , or dealt in , or exchanged , or sent money . Every debtor in the kingdom ...
... Bank value of the " pound sterling " in use during Restriction Act of 1797 , was not produced , or the water was not more than 10s . of our pre- sold , or bought , or dealt in , or exchanged , or sent money . Every debtor in the kingdom ...
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Page 343 - Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 413 - The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable.
Page 385 - The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
Page 155 - Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.
Page 723 - Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel.
Page 387 - Do you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this Office and Ministration, to serve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people?
Page 287 - Should the bank, for the mere purpose of producing distress, press its debtors more heavily than some of them can bear, the consequences will recoil upon itself, and in the attempts to embarrass the country it will only bring loss and ruin upon the holders of its own stock. But if the President believed the bank possessed all the power which has been attributed to it, his determination would only be rendered the more inflexible.
Page 51 - July, 1832, it was made the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to cause the several instalments, with the interest thereon, to be received from the French Government, and transferred to the United States, in such manner as he may deem best...
Page 289 - The president again repeats that he begs his cabinet to consider the proposed measure as his own, in the support of which he shall require no one of them to make a sacrifice of opinion or principle. Its responsibility has been assumed, after the most mature deliberation and reflection, as necessary to preserve the morals of the people, the freedom of the press and the purity of the elective franchise...
Page 555 - Come the eleventh plague, rather than this should be; Come sink us rather in the sea. Come rather pestilence, and reap us down ; Come God's sword rather than our own. Let rather Roman come again, Or Saxon, Norman, or the Dane : In all the bonds we ever bore, We griev'd, we sigh'd, we wept ; we never blush'd before.