The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay, Bände 1-2Greeley & McElrath, 1843 |
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... confidence to keep his seat ; and as he rose , and with marked confusion attempted to speak , Gentlemen of the Jury ' were the first words that fell from his lips . His mis- take disturbed him the more , and he blundered them out again ...
... confidence to keep his seat ; and as he rose , and with marked confusion attempted to speak , Gentlemen of the Jury ' were the first words that fell from his lips . His mis- take disturbed him the more , and he blundered them out again ...
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... confidence reposed in him , and established his reputation as a criminal lawyer of unequalled promise . The fact of kill- ing , of course , could not be contested . The only point upon which a question could be raised , was as to the ...
... confidence reposed in him , and established his reputation as a criminal lawyer of unequalled promise . The fact of kill- ing , of course , could not be contested . The only point upon which a question could be raised , was as to the ...
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... confidence in this gratuitous declaration of Col. BURR , and influenced , proba- bly , to some extent by the universal sympathy which was felt in his behalf , Mr. CLAY consented to appear in his de- fence , but declined to receive for ...
... confidence in this gratuitous declaration of Col. BURR , and influenced , proba- bly , to some extent by the universal sympathy which was felt in his behalf , Mr. CLAY consented to appear in his de- fence , but declined to receive for ...
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... his fellow members of the State Legislature . He was now to enter upon a more exalted sphere of public service , and he carried with him the entire confidence of the noble State with the care of MEMOIR OF HENRY CLAY . 43.
... his fellow members of the State Legislature . He was now to enter upon a more exalted sphere of public service , and he carried with him the entire confidence of the noble State with the care of MEMOIR OF HENRY CLAY . 43.
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Henry Clay James Barrett Swain. entire confidence of the noble State with the care of whose interests he was more especially entrusted . Henceforth his public history becomes intertwined with that of the nation's glory . He took his seat ...
Henry Clay James Barrett Swain. entire confidence of the noble State with the care of whose interests he was more especially entrusted . Henceforth his public history becomes intertwined with that of the nation's glory . He took his seat ...
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Seite 4 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it, and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Seite 189 - President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute ; or to excite against them, or either or any of them, the hatred of the good people of the United States, or to stir up sedition within the United States ; or to excite any unlawful combinations therein, for opposing or resisting any law of the United States...
Seite 183 - By the constitution of the United States the president is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience.
Seite 189 - ... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing or writings against the Government of the United States, or either House of the Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States, with intent to defame the said Government.
Seite 189 - ... resist, oppose, or defeat any such law or act, or to aid, encourage or abet any hostile designs of any foreign nation against the United States, their people or government, then such person, being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.
Seite 300 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Seite 270 - States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States...
Seite 467 - American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States, as have become or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Seite 96 - The opinion of the judges has no more authority over congress than the opinion of congress has over the judges, and on that point the president is independent of both.
Seite 184 - But when the legislature proceeds to impose on that officer other duties ; when he is directed peremptorily to perform certain acts ; when the rights of individuals are dependent on the performance of those acts ; he is so far the officer of the law ; is amenable to the laws for his conduct ; and cannot at his discretion sport away the vested rights of others.