The American union; its effect on national character and policy [&c.].R. Bentley, 1861 |
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... Positions . - Panics Space . - Russian war . - Revolutionary war decided by it Measures adopted . - Blockade . - Expeditions by sea Sketch of operations of an invading army . - Its difficulties . Emancipation of slaves as a resource of ...
... Positions . - Panics Space . - Russian war . - Revolutionary war decided by it Measures adopted . - Blockade . - Expeditions by sea Sketch of operations of an invading army . - Its difficulties . Emancipation of slaves as a resource of ...
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... position creates , impart that passionate heat to American politics , so frequently commented on by travellers . Fitness for the office , being disre- garded in the highest station , can hardly give much 34 THE AMERICAN UNION .
... position creates , impart that passionate heat to American politics , so frequently commented on by travellers . Fitness for the office , being disre- garded in the highest station , can hardly give much 34 THE AMERICAN UNION .
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... position . Those who are remote from Europe , cannot be blamed for an imperfect idea of the strength and resources of the great powers . To the citizen of Illinois , who may travel for a thousand miles in many directions , without ...
... position . Those who are remote from Europe , cannot be blamed for an imperfect idea of the strength and resources of the great powers . To the citizen of Illinois , who may travel for a thousand miles in many directions , without ...
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... position of other nations ; and this , so continuous and invari- able , that the very name of the United States has come to be associated , in the mind of Europe , with demands or complaints , with an expecta- tion of painful ...
... position of other nations ; and this , so continuous and invari- able , that the very name of the United States has come to be associated , in the mind of Europe , with demands or complaints , with an expecta- tion of painful ...
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... position of dignity and independence . The control of the Federal Government , extends , however , only to the Supreme Court and its branches , the position of which has been maintained to this day , under the terms of the Constitution ...
... position of dignity and independence . The control of the Federal Government , extends , however , only to the Supreme Court and its branches , the position of which has been maintained to this day , under the terms of the Constitution ...
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The American Union: Its Effect on National Character and Policy James Spence Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2019 |
The American Union: Its Effect on National Character and Policy James Spence Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2019 |
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Seite 338 - FREEDOM of speech and debate in congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court, or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
Seite 343 - ... to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each state for its quota, in proportion to the number of white inhabitants in such state...
Seite 40 - What signify a few lives lost in a century or two ? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Seite 353 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Seite 344 - ... nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defence and welfare of the United States, or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States...
Seite 356 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Seite 354 - Term, be elected as follows: 2. Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress...
Seite 330 - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Seite 336 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
Seite 349 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.