Eloquence of the United States, Volume 5E. & H. Clark, 1827 - Speeches, addresses, etc., American |
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... voice of your father's blood cries to you from the ground , my sons scorn to be slaves ! In vain we met the frowns of tyrants - in vain we crossed the boisterous ocean , found a new world , and pre- pared it for the happy residence of ...
... voice of your father's blood cries to you from the ground , my sons scorn to be slaves ! In vain we met the frowns of tyrants - in vain we crossed the boisterous ocean , found a new world , and pre- pared it for the happy residence of ...
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... yet still it is persisted in . Regardless of the voice of reason ; deaf to the prayers and supplications ; and unaffected with the flowing tears of suffering millions , the British ministry still hug AT BOSTON , MARCH 6 , 1775 . 35.
... yet still it is persisted in . Regardless of the voice of reason ; deaf to the prayers and supplications ; and unaffected with the flowing tears of suffering millions , the British ministry still hug AT BOSTON , MARCH 6 , 1775 . 35.
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... voice ; humanity puts in her claim , and sues to be again admitted to her wonted seat , the bo- som of the brave . Revenge is far beneath the no- ble mind . Many , perhaps , compelled to rank among the vile assassins , do from their ...
... voice ; humanity puts in her claim , and sues to be again admitted to her wonted seat , the bo- som of the brave . Revenge is far beneath the no- ble mind . Many , perhaps , compelled to rank among the vile assassins , do from their ...
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... voice of gratitude to those who broke the fetters which their father's forged . Having redeemed your country , and secured the blessing to future generations , who , fired by your ex- ample , shall emulate your virtues , and learn from ...
... voice of gratitude to those who broke the fetters which their father's forged . Having redeemed your country , and secured the blessing to future generations , who , fired by your ex- ample , shall emulate your virtues , and learn from ...
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... voice in expounding them . In these circumstances , they excel the boasted models of Greece , or Rome , and those of all other nations , in having precisely marked out the power of the government , and the rights of the people . With us ...
... voice in expounding them . In these circumstances , they excel the boasted models of Greece , or Rome , and those of all other nations , in having precisely marked out the power of the government , and the rights of the people . With us ...
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Page 256 - And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce In notes, with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony; That Orpheus...
Page 124 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.
Page 2 - 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 63 - Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Page 61 - and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation ? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love ? 2.
Page 124 - ... of a virtuous sense of obligation, a commendable deference for public opinion, or a laudable zeal for public good, the base or foolish compliances of ambition, corruption, or infatuation. As avenues to foreign influence, in innumerable ways, such attachments are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and independent patriot. How many opportunities do they afford to tamper with domestic factions, to practice the arts of seduction, to mislead public opinion, to influence or awe the public...
Page 122 - ... that the intrinsic embarrassment inseparable from the selection of the proper objects (which is always a choice of difficulties), ought to be a decisive motive for a candid construction of the conduct of the government in making it, and for a spirit of acquiescence in the measures for obtaining revenue, which the public exigencies may at any time dictate. Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations ; cultivate peace and harmony with all.
Page 115 - Is there a doubt whether a common government can embrace so large a sphere? Let experience solve it. To listen to mere speculation in such a case were criminal. We are authorized to hope that a proper organization of the whole with auxiliary agency of governments for the respective subdivisions, will afford a happy issue to the experiment. It is well worth a fair and full experiment.
Page 117 - Constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all. The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established Government.
Page 111 - The impressions, with which I first undertook the arduous trust, were explained on the proper occasion. In the discharge of this trust, I will only say, that I have, with good intentions, contributed towards the organization and administration of the government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious in the outset, of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to...