The American union; its effect on national character and policy [&c.].R. Bentley, 1861 |
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... once claims the whole of the government offices . as spoils of victory , and proceeds to dismiss and replace , not only the former Ministry , but all the subordinates , the ministers to foreign courts , the consuls , the custom - house ...
... once claims the whole of the government offices . as spoils of victory , and proceeds to dismiss and replace , not only the former Ministry , but all the subordinates , the ministers to foreign courts , the consuls , the custom - house ...
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... Once granted that all men are alike , there can be no fear of putting a wrong one into any place . But when Mr. Jefferson announced that doctrine - which he exemplified by holding a number of them in bondage from their birth - he did ...
... Once granted that all men are alike , there can be no fear of putting a wrong one into any place . But when Mr. Jefferson announced that doctrine - which he exemplified by holding a number of them in bondage from their birth - he did ...
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... once arrogant , quarrelsome , full of wrong impres- sions as to much of the real history of his own country , unable to realize the motives that actuate the policy of this country . Even his standard of right and wrong will alter ...
... once arrogant , quarrelsome , full of wrong impres- sions as to much of the real history of his own country , unable to realize the motives that actuate the policy of this country . Even his standard of right and wrong will alter ...
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... once impressed and filled , with a sense of colossal magnitude . Natural features of the country tend to add to the impression - the enormous length of its rivers , the vast dimensions of its lakes , the interminable expanse of the ...
... once impressed and filled , with a sense of colossal magnitude . Natural features of the country tend to add to the impression - the enormous length of its rivers , the vast dimensions of its lakes , the interminable expanse of the ...
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... once , large enough to last . Thus , to avoid constant inconvenience , truth came to be made expansive . This spirit of exaggeration , taking at times the form of a very quaint and ori- ginal humour , is then indeed harmless enough ...
... once , large enough to last . Thus , to avoid constant inconvenience , truth came to be made expansive . This spirit of exaggeration , taking at times the form of a very quaint and ori- ginal humour , is then indeed harmless enough ...
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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.