Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 3Perkins & Marvin, 1843 |
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Page 8
... proposed a direct tax upon various articles . It laid duties upon sales at auction , on the postage of letters , on licenses to retail wines , on licenses to retail spirituous liquors and foreign merchandise , on carriages for the ...
... proposed a direct tax upon various articles . It laid duties upon sales at auction , on the postage of letters , on licenses to retail wines , on licenses to retail spirituous liquors and foreign merchandise , on carriages for the ...
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... proposed , nor did the honor- able gentleman . I did not approve of every measure , nor did he . " The war had been preceded by the restrictive system and the embargo . As a private individual , I certainly did not think well of these ...
... proposed , nor did the honor- able gentleman . I did not approve of every measure , nor did he . " The war had been preceded by the restrictive system and the embargo . As a private individual , I certainly did not think well of these ...
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... proposed Amendment to the Bankrupt Bill ... SPEECH in the Senate of the United States , June 5 , 1840 , on Mr. Clay's Motion to strike out the compulsory Part of the Bankrupt Bill ....... 460 SPEECH delivered at the Great Mass - Meeting ...
... proposed Amendment to the Bankrupt Bill ... SPEECH in the Senate of the United States , June 5 , 1840 , on Mr. Clay's Motion to strike out the compulsory Part of the Bankrupt Bill ....... 460 SPEECH delivered at the Great Mass - Meeting ...
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... proposed grant of the three millions to the President on the last night of the ses- sion . My main object is to tell the story of this transaction , and to exhibit the conduct of the Senate fairly to the public view . I owe this duty to ...
... proposed grant of the three millions to the President on the last night of the ses- sion . My main object is to tell the story of this transaction , and to exhibit the conduct of the Senate fairly to the public view . I owe this duty to ...
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... proposed to amend this our amendment , by adding to it matter as germain to it , as it was to the original bill . There was also the President's gardener . His salary was unprovided for ; and there was no way of remedy- ing this ...
... proposed to amend this our amendment , by adding to it matter as germain to it , as it was to the original bill . There was also the President's gardener . His salary was unprovided for ; and there was no way of remedy- ing this ...
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