 | William T. Young - Northwest, Old - 1852 - 432 pages
...peace, but ready for war. In the language of Mr. Madison, "let us put the United States into an armor, and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectation." One war has already found us unprepared. And what that condition of things cost in blood,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - History - 1852 - 498 pages
...recommended, in the words of the president, " that the United States be immediately put into an armor and attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations." They submitted appropriate resolutions for the carrying out of this great object. On the 3 1st of December,... | |
 | Canada - 1853 - 698 pages
...reference to what he termed " the hostile inflexibility " of Great Britain — " Congreae will fe«l the duty of putting the United States into an armour...corresponding with the national spirit and expectations." But four vean before, upon the passing of the embargo act, The Intelligencer, an official journal,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1853 - 646 pages
...independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations. " I recommend, accordingly, that adequate provision be made for filling the ranka and prolonging the... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1853 - 648 pages
...earnestly recommend, in the words of the President, "that the United States be put into an armor and attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations." And, to this end, they beg leave to submit, for the adoption of the House, the following resolutions... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1853 - 644 pages
...independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the Uniled States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit tad expectations. The manufacture of cannon and small arms has proceeded with due success ; and the... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1854 - 616 pages
...independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of put ting the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations. of the militia; and for such a preparation of the great body as will proportion its usefulness to its... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Constitutional history - 1855 - 1032 pages
...maintaining them." And he considered it the duty of congress " to put the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding...with the national spirit and expectations." On the 9th of March, 1812, the president communicated to congress certain documents disclosing a secret plot,... | |
 | Charles Roger - Canada - 1856 - 442 pages
...Britain. She had trampled on rights, which no independent nation could relinquish, and Congress would feel the duty of putting the United States into an...crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectation. Congress did as they were recommended to do. Bills were passed having reference to probable... | |
 | United States - 1857 - 540 pages
...Britain, as demanding resistance, and urging upon Congress the duty of putting the country "into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations." It was precisely at this point of time that Mr. CLAY, having resigned his seat in the Senate, appeared... | |
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With this evidence of hostile inflexibility, in trampling on rights which no independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the United States into an armour, and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the... 
