The Life and Speeches of the Hon. Henry Clay ...R.P. Bixby & Company, 1843 |
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... whole union . And never before have I felt , more intensely , the overpowering weight of that share of responsibility which belongs to me in these deliberations . Never before have I had more occasion than I now have , to lament my want ...
... whole union . And never before have I felt , more intensely , the overpowering weight of that share of responsibility which belongs to me in these deliberations . Never before have I had more occasion than I now have , to lament my want ...
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... throughout the whole of the latter period of seven years , it finally , in 1831 , reached the astonishing height of ninety- five million seven hundred and sixteen thousand four hundred and IN DEFENCE OF THE AMERICAN 7 SYSTEM .
... throughout the whole of the latter period of seven years , it finally , in 1831 , reached the astonishing height of ninety- five million seven hundred and sixteen thousand four hundred and IN DEFENCE OF THE AMERICAN 7 SYSTEM .
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... whole community . But their prostration would not disfigure nor produce greater effect upon the whole system of protection , in all its branches , than the destruction of the beautiful domes upon the capitol would occasion to the ...
... whole community . But their prostration would not disfigure nor produce greater effect upon the whole system of protection , in all its branches , than the destruction of the beautiful domes upon the capitol would occasion to the ...
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... whole face of the country smiling with improvement , cheerfulness , and abundance . gentleman from South Carolina has supposed that we in the west derive no advantages from this system . He is mistaken . Let him visit us , and he will ...
... whole face of the country smiling with improvement , cheerfulness , and abundance . gentleman from South Carolina has supposed that we in the west derive no advantages from this system . He is mistaken . Let him visit us , and he will ...
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... whole country a most decided advantage over Great Britain . But a single experiment , stated by the gentleman from South Carolina , in which a faithless slave put the torch to a manufacturing establishment , has discouraged similar ...
... whole country a most decided advantage over Great Britain . But a single experiment , stated by the gentleman from South Carolina , in which a faithless slave put the torch to a manufacturing establishment , has discouraged similar ...
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Seite 160 - 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...
Seite 155 - 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 155 - The conclusion from this reasoning is, that where the heads of departments are the political or confidential agents of the executive, merely to execute the will of the President, or rather to act in cases in which the executive possesses a constitutional or legal discretion, nothing can be more perfectly clear than that their acts are only politically examinable. But where a specific duty is assigned by law, and individual rights depend upon the performance of that duty, it seems equally clear that...
Seite 269 - 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 104 - The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
Seite 526 - ... in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the secretary of the treasury, and the treasurer of the United States is hereby authorized to receive the same. All sums of money paid into the treasury under this section shall be set apart and credited to a fund to be known as the "Debris Fund...
Seite 529 - A majority of the whole number of members elected to each House...
Seite 160 - ... 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...
Seite 236 - States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States...
Seite 155 - They respect the nation, not individual rights, and being intrusted to the executive, the decision of the executive is conclusive. The application of this remark will be perceived by adverting to the act of Congress for establishing the department of foreign affairs. This officer, as his duties were prescribed by that act, is to conform precisely to the will of the President. He is the mere organ by whom that will is communicated. The acts of such an officer, as an officer, can never be examinable...