Speeches in the convention to amend the constitution of Massachusetts ; Speeches in CongressLittle, Brown and Company, 1853 |
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... already in it were deemed necessary to the public security . I believe I have stated the substance of the reasons which appeared to have weight with the committee . For my own part , finding this declaration in the constitution , and ...
... already in it were deemed necessary to the public security . I believe I have stated the substance of the reasons which appeared to have weight with the committee . For my own part , finding this declaration in the constitution , and ...
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... already decided , that the legislative power shall exist as it has heretofore existed , in two separate and distinct branches , a Senate and a House of Representatives . We propose also , at least I have heard no intimation of a ...
... already decided , that the legislative power shall exist as it has heretofore existed , in two separate and distinct branches , a Senate and a House of Representatives . We propose also , at least I have heard no intimation of a ...
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... already forgotten ; we see , all around us , a tendency to extend the legislative power over the proper sphere of the other departments . And as the legislature , from the very nature of things , is the most powerful department , it ...
... already forgotten ; we see , all around us , a tendency to extend the legislative power over the proper sphere of the other departments . And as the legislature , from the very nature of things , is the most powerful department , it ...
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... already established , and it is , in my opinion , a just and proper one . I will beg leave to ask , Sir , whether property may not be said to deserve this portion of respect and power in the govern- ment ? It pays , at this moment , I ...
... already established , and it is , in my opinion , a just and proper one . I will beg leave to ask , Sir , whether property may not be said to deserve this portion of respect and power in the govern- ment ? It pays , at this moment , I ...
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... already existing , and on the paper which they have issued . The aggregate capital of these institutions is large . The amount of their notes is large , and these notes constitute , at present , in a great portion of the coun- try , the ...
... already existing , and on the paper which they have issued . The aggregate capital of these institutions is large . The amount of their notes is large , and these notes constitute , at present , in a great portion of the coun- try , the ...
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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.