Works, المجلد 39G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1857 |
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... regard they bear to these distinguished worthies , and the sense they have of their suffering virtues and services . . " These constant companions of their toils , preserved with sacred attention , would be handed down from the present ...
... regard they bear to these distinguished worthies , and the sense they have of their suffering virtues and services . . " These constant companions of their toils , preserved with sacred attention , would be handed down from the present ...
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... regard to public justice in discharging debts and fulfilling contracts made by Congress , for the purpose of carrying on the war . Third . The adoption of a proper peace es- tablishment ; in which care should be taken to place the ...
... regard to public justice in discharging debts and fulfilling contracts made by Congress , for the purpose of carrying on the war . Third . The adoption of a proper peace es- tablishment ; in which care should be taken to place the ...
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... regard , after in- viting him to the meeting , he adds : " I will only repeat to you the assurances of my friend- ship , and of the pleasure I should feel in seeing you in the shade of those trees which my hands have planted ; and which ...
... regard , after in- viting him to the meeting , he adds : " I will only repeat to you the assurances of my friend- ship , and of the pleasure I should feel in seeing you in the shade of those trees which my hands have planted ; and which ...
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... regard to the two great points , the pivots . upon which the whole machine must move , my creed is simply , First , that the general government is not invested with more powers than are indispensably necessary to perform the functions ...
... regard to the two great points , the pivots . upon which the whole machine must move , my creed is simply , First , that the general government is not invested with more powers than are indispensably necessary to perform the functions ...
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... regard for my own fame will not come in competition with an object of so much magnitude . " If I declined the task , it would lie upon quite another principle . Notwithstanding my advanced season of life , my increasing fondness for ...
... regard for my own fame will not come in competition with an object of so much magnitude . " If I declined the task , it would lie upon quite another principle . Notwithstanding my advanced season of life , my increasing fondness for ...
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الصفحة 34 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
الصفحة 28 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
الصفحة 35 - Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world ; having taught a lesson useful to those who inflict and...
الصفحة 25 - ... and his prayers to the God of armies. May ample justice be done them here, and may the choicest of Heaven's favors, both here and hereafter, attend those who, under the Divine auspices, have secured innumerable blessings for others. With these wishes, and this benediction, the commander-in-chief is about to retire from service. The curtain of separation will soon be drawn, and the military scene to him will be closed for ever.
الصفحة 112 - As for myself, the delay may be compared to a reprieve; for in confidence, I tell you, (with the world it would obtain little credit) that my movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution...
الصفحة 91 - Retired as I am from the world, I frankly acknowledge I cannot feel myself an unconcerned spectator. Yet, having happily assisted in bringing the ship into port, and having been fairly discharged, it is not my business to embark again on a sea of troubles.
الصفحة 13 - ... this may be the ill-fated moment for relaxing the powers of the Union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one state against another, to prevent their growing importance, and to serve their own interested purposes.
الصفحة 90 - We must take human nature as we find it: perfection falls not to the share of mortals.
الصفحة 92 - ... Their creed is, that the property of the United States has been protected from the confiscation of Britain by the joint exertions of all, and therefore ought to be the common property of all, and he that attempts opposition to this creed, is an enemy to equity and justice, and ought to be swept from off the face of the earth.
الصفحة 14 - There are four things which I humbly conceive are essential to the -well-being, I may even venture to say to the existence, of the United States as an independent power. First. An indissoluble union of the States under one federal head.