Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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... impeached him in 1787 ; neither is it that of the House of Com- mons which uncovered and stood up to receive him in 1813. He had great qualities , and he rendered great services to the state . But to represent him as a man of stainless ...
... impeached him in 1787 ; neither is it that of the House of Com- mons which uncovered and stood up to receive him in 1813. He had great qualities , and he rendered great services to the state . But to represent him as a man of stainless ...
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... impeachment . But it does not appear to us that the Catholic lord , by bringing the case before the judge for decision , would materially overstep the limits of a just self- defence . While , therefore , we have not the least doubt that ...
... impeachment . But it does not appear to us that the Catholic lord , by bringing the case before the judge for decision , would materially overstep the limits of a just self- defence . While , therefore , we have not the least doubt that ...
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... impeachment of an Indian Governor . Such an impeachment must last for years . It must impose on the chiefs of the party an immense load of labour . Yet it could scarcely , in any manner , affect the event of the great political game ...
... impeachment of an Indian Governor . Such an impeachment must last for years . It must impose on the chiefs of the party an immense load of labour . Yet it could scarcely , in any manner , affect the event of the great political game ...
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... impeachment . Indeed it may be remarked that the very persons who called him a mis- chievous maniac , for condemning in burning words the Rohilla war and the spoliation of the Begums , exalted him into a prophet as soon as he began to ...
... impeachment . Indeed it may be remarked that the very persons who called him a mis- chievous maniac , for condemning in burning words the Rohilla war and the spoliation of the Begums , exalted him into a prophet as soon as he began to ...
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... that one or perhaps two more charges would be brought forward , that if , on those charges , the sense of the House of Commons should be against impeachment , the Opposition would let the matter drop 84 WARREN HASTINGS .
... that one or perhaps two more charges would be brought forward , that if , on those charges , the sense of the House of Commons should be against impeachment , the Opposition would let the matter drop 84 WARREN HASTINGS .
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