Speeches in the convention to amend the constitution of Massachusetts ; Speeches in CongressLittle, Brown and Company, 1853 |
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... America , by the first political body organized in Greece after the breaking out of the revolution , viz . " The Messenian Senate of Calamata . " A formal address was made by that body to the people of the United States , and forwarded ...
... America , by the first political body organized in Greece after the breaking out of the revolution , viz . " The Messenian Senate of Calamata . " A formal address was made by that body to the people of the United States , and forwarded ...
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... American ; but then , in considering it as an American question , I cannot forget the age in which we live , the prevailing spirit of the age , the in- teresting questions which agitate it , and our own peculiar 62 THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE ...
... American ; but then , in considering it as an American question , I cannot forget the age in which we live , the prevailing spirit of the age , the in- teresting questions which agitate it , and our own peculiar 62 THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE ...
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... America . Let it comprehend , not merely her present advantage , but her permanent interest , her elevated character as one of the free states of the world , and her duty towards those great principles which have hitherto maintained the ...
... America . Let it comprehend , not merely her present advantage , but her permanent interest , her elevated character as one of the free states of the world , and her duty towards those great principles which have hitherto maintained the ...
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... American policy . If the authority of all these govern- ments be hereafter to be mixed and blended , and to flow , in one augmented current of prerogative , over the face of Europe , sweeping away all resistance in its course , it will ...
... American policy . If the authority of all these govern- ments be hereafter to be mixed and blended , and to flow , in one augmented current of prerogative , over the face of Europe , sweeping away all resistance in its course , it will ...
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... America . Whatever position this government may take on that subject , I trust it will be one which can be defended on known and ac- knowledged grounds of right . The near approach or the remote distance of danger may affect policy ...
... America . Whatever position this government may take on that subject , I trust it will be one which can be defended on known and ac- knowledged grounds of right . The near approach or the remote distance of danger may affect policy ...
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الصفحة 342 - I have not allowed myself, Sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
الصفحة 200 - With the movements in this hemisphere we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the allied powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
الصفحة 319 - ... 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.
الصفحة 501 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
الصفحة 455 - Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
الصفحة 317 - Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts ; she needs none. There she is. Behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history ; the world knows it by heart.
الصفحة 275 - I never shall be, into crimination and recrimination, the honorable member may perhaps find that, in that contest, there will be blows to take as well as blows to give; that others can state comparisons as significant, at least, as his own; and that his impunity may possibly demand of him whatever powers of taunt and sarcasm he may possess. I commend him to a prudent husbandry of his resources.
الصفحة 477 - We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this constitution.
الصفحة 255 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
الصفحة 498 - To grant patents for useful inventions. "To secure to authors exclusive rights for a certain time. "To establish public institutions, rewards, and immunities for the promotion of agriculture, commerce, trades, and manufactures.