The American union; its effect on national character and policy [&c.].R. Bentley, 1861 |
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... regarded by an American of the present day as an in- dignity . In the mind of Washington the standard of excellence was worth - something that men should respect . His own greatness , indeed , was moral grandeur . It was not in martial ...
... regarded by an American of the present day as an in- dignity . In the mind of Washington the standard of excellence was worth - something that men should respect . His own greatness , indeed , was moral grandeur . It was not in martial ...
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... regarded , not as servants of the commonwealth , but as the minions of a van- quished foe . The same principle holds as in his own election - it is not the country that is to be thought of , but the party . They have calculated on these ...
... regarded , not as servants of the commonwealth , but as the minions of a van- quished foe . The same principle holds as in his own election - it is not the country that is to be thought of , but the party . They have calculated on these ...
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... regarded as a supreme excellence in the British Constitution . Here , again , we shall find that the spirit of the founders of the Republic , has been widely departed from , and departed from in this , as in every other instance , with ...
... regarded as a supreme excellence in the British Constitution . Here , again , we shall find that the spirit of the founders of the Republic , has been widely departed from , and departed from in this , as in every other instance , with ...
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... regarded by some in this country , as an American institution , is really a foreign abuse , unknown to its Constitution , opposed to the spirit of its greatest patriots , and deplored by the ablest of its jurists . In another passage ...
... regarded by some in this country , as an American institution , is really a foreign abuse , unknown to its Constitution , opposed to the spirit of its greatest patriots , and deplored by the ablest of its jurists . In another passage ...
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... regarded as part of the policy of the Union . There is evidently some sinister influence , which , leaving him the same as a man , has entirely changed his sentiments as an American . We are not now alluding to ( and entirely exclude ...
... regarded as part of the policy of the Union . There is evidently some sinister influence , which , leaving him the same as a man , has entirely changed his sentiments as an American . We are not now alluding to ( and entirely exclude ...
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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.