Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 3Perkins & Marvin, 1843 |
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... ment I came into Congress till the peace . If I have done , then , sir , any thing unpatriotic , any thing which , as far as love of country goes , will not bear com- parison with his or any man's conduct , let it now be stated . Give ...
... ment I came into Congress till the peace . If I have done , then , sir , any thing unpatriotic , any thing which , as far as love of country goes , will not bear com- parison with his or any man's conduct , let it now be stated . Give ...
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... ment and display of these advantages . Neither the place itself , nor the country , was then ready . A long course of commercial restric- tions and embargo , and a foreign war , were yet to be gone through , before the local advantages ...
... ment and display of these advantages . Neither the place itself , nor the country , was then ready . A long course of commercial restric- tions and embargo , and a foreign war , were yet to be gone through , before the local advantages ...
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... ment had never existed . And entertaining these sentiments , and feeling their force most deeply , I feel it the bounden duty of every good citizen , in public and in private life , to follow the admonition of Washington , and to ...
... ment had never existed . And entertaining these sentiments , and feeling their force most deeply , I feel it the bounden duty of every good citizen , in public and in private life , to follow the admonition of Washington , and to ...
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... ment , actually existing , I will state at once my opinions on that point , without fear , and without reserve . I reproach no man , I accuse no man ; but I speak of things as they appear to me , and I speak of principles and practices ...
... ment , actually existing , I will state at once my opinions on that point , without fear , and without reserve . I reproach no man , I accuse no man ; but I speak of things as they appear to me , and I speak of principles and practices ...
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... ment itself . The government of the United States controls the army , the navy , the custom - house , the post - office , the land - offices , and other great sources of patronage . What have the States to oppose to all this ? And if ...
... ment itself . The government of the United States controls the army , the navy , the custom - house , the post - office , the land - offices , and other great sources of patronage . What have the States to oppose to all this ? And if ...
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