...the unsteadiness and injustice, with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administration. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...permanent and aggregate interests of the community. There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: The one, by removing its causes ; the other,...

...tainted our public administration. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether •mounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated bv some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the...

...unsteadiness and injustice, with which a factious spirit has lahiU.d our public administrations. ( By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...are united and actuated by some common impulse of pas.ion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, orto^fie permanent and aggregate...

...Hall, 1 would not have attended the meeting — public opinion was not setton's definition of faction. "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens,...amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who arc united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of...

...the unsteadiness and injustice, with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or...

...gentleman from South Carolina over the classic ground of Greece, Carthage and Rome, to refute i»theory, and show, that not to vehement opposition, but to...majority or minority of the whole, who are united «nd tctuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens,...

...tainted our public administrations. By a faction, 1 understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to majority or minority of the whole, who are united...permanent and aggregate interests of the community. There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction : The one, by removing its causes ; the other,...

...constitution of the State has not admitted to the right of suffrage ? " Federalist, No. 10, p. 50 : — " By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...and actuated by some common impulse of passion or interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the...

...its side." — Vide Mr. Madison's Speech in the Virginia Convention, 1829-30. Debates, pp. 537-38. 30 and actuated by some common impulse of passion or...other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interest of the whole?"* We have reason, my fellow-citizens, to be grateful that our Senate is just...

...by monarchists and bigots, to those who least deserve the name, " By a faction," says Mr. Madison, " I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of th" — *•-'- — ' — J— * — * --• — — J *— : •-- of passi intere.tts liberties of...