The American union; its effect on national character and policy [&c.].R. Bentley, 1861 |
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James Spence. opinions , that were common to the whole country a few weeks before - a murder evidently regarded by the public , as an act of vigorous heroism . This despotic rule of the majority , applies to all matters , once affected ...
James Spence. opinions , that were common to the whole country a few weeks before - a murder evidently regarded by the public , as an act of vigorous heroism . This despotic rule of the majority , applies to all matters , once affected ...
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... common occasions law and order are maintained as in other countries ; but there exists a general belief throughout the popular mind , that whenever so disposed the people may discard the law with impunity . This belief creates a dis ...
... common occasions law and order are maintained as in other countries ; but there exists a general belief throughout the popular mind , that whenever so disposed the people may discard the law with impunity . This belief creates a dis ...
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... common sentiment , and may be doubted whether any one of them , alone , would have sufficed to sever the Union . In all revolutions , whatever the immediate cause of the catastrophe , it will be found that there has been a long train of ...
... common sentiment , and may be doubted whether any one of them , alone , would have sufficed to sever the Union . In all revolutions , whatever the immediate cause of the catastrophe , it will be found that there has been a long train of ...
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... common history , of no inglorious memory - the interwoven ties of relationship and ancestry - old associations of habits , of thought , of sympathy - and it might be , some trace , however faint , of the reverence of the offspring for ...
... common history , of no inglorious memory - the interwoven ties of relationship and ancestry - old associations of habits , of thought , of sympathy - and it might be , some trace , however faint , of the reverence of the offspring for ...
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... common line of action . But they were simply allies , fighting under one flag for a given object - agreeing upon that point , but widely differing on others . In order to master the difficulties of American politics , it will be very ...
... common line of action . But they were simply allies , fighting under one flag for a given object - agreeing upon that point , but widely differing on others . In order to master the difficulties of American politics , it will be very ...
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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.