History of the Federal Government, for Fifty Years: From March, 1789 to March, 1839S.G. Simpkins, 1840 - 480 Seiten |
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... necessary for the proper discharge of their legislative duties . It is difficult to do full justice to the merits of this speech , by any verbal representation of it ; and an extract is here given , as charac- teristic of the mind of ...
... necessary for the proper discharge of their legislative duties . It is difficult to do full justice to the merits of this speech , by any verbal representation of it ; and an extract is here given , as charac- teristic of the mind of ...
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... necessary to make an apology for myself . Not wholly without ex- perience in public assemblies , I have been more accustomed to take a share in their debates , than to preside in their de- deliberations . A trust of the greatest ...
... necessary to make an apology for myself . Not wholly without ex- perience in public assemblies , I have been more accustomed to take a share in their debates , than to preside in their de- deliberations . A trust of the greatest ...
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... necessary expenditures for the sup- port of government . All the members of Congress were in favor of this meas- ure for raising a revenue ; but , as to the details of the bill and the difference in the duties on different articles ...
... necessary expenditures for the sup- port of government . All the members of Congress were in favor of this meas- ure for raising a revenue ; but , as to the details of the bill and the difference in the duties on different articles ...
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... necessary , should not be removed without the appro- bation of that body . The Constitution was silent on this point ; and it was argued , that , as that instrument should be construed rigidly , it would be improper to give the Pres ...
... necessary , should not be removed without the appro- bation of that body . The Constitution was silent on this point ; and it was argued , that , as that instrument should be construed rigidly , it would be improper to give the Pres ...
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... necessary , as several tribes of the native Indians were living on the territory . Provision was also made , at this time , for having troops in that part of the country , as had been already done by the old Congress , for the ...
... necessary , as several tribes of the native Indians were living on the territory . Provision was also made , at this time , for having troops in that part of the country , as had been already done by the old Congress , for the ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 452 - It is, sir, the people's Constitution, the people's government; made for the people; made by the people: and answerable to the people.
Seite 450 - ... limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact; as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; and that, in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right and are in duty bound to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits the authorities, rights, and...
Seite 16 - In tendering this ho.mage to the great Author of every public and private good, I assure myself that it expresses your sentiments not less than my own, nor those of my fellow-citizens at large, less than either.
Seite 465 - ... that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them.
Seite 468 - the constitution and the laws of the United States, made in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.
Seite 87 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Seite 92 - Such is the amiable and interesting system of government (and such are some of the abuses to which it may be exposed) which the people of America have exhibited to the admiration and anxiety of the wise and virtuous of all nations for eight years under the administration of a citizen who, by a long course of great actions, regulated by prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude, conducting a people inspired with the same virtues and animated with the same ardent patriotism and love of liberty to...
Seite 17 - He has been pleased to favor the American people with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquillity, and dispositions for deciding with unparalleled unanimity on a form of government for the security of their union and the advancement of their happiness...
Seite 15 - On the one hand, I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love, from a retreat which I had chosen with the fondest predilection, and, in my flattering hopes, with an immutable decision, as the asylum of my declining years, a retreat which was rendered every day more necessary as well as more dear to me by the addition of habit to inclination, and of frequent interruptions in my health, to the gradual waste committed on it by time.
Seite 92 - This example has been recommended to the imitation of his successors, by both Houses of Congress, and by the voice of the Legislatures and the people, throughout the nation. On this subject it might become me better to be silent, or to speak with diffidence; but as something may be expected, the occasion...