Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 3Perkins & Marvin, 1843 |
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... true , that when Portsmouth , the town in which he then lived , was supposed to be in danger of an immediate attack by the enemy , he was placed , on the nomination of John Langdon , at the head of a committee raised for its defence ...
... true , that when Portsmouth , the town in which he then lived , was supposed to be in danger of an immediate attack by the enemy , he was placed , on the nomination of John Langdon , at the head of a committee raised for its defence ...
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... true that those twenty - four States are , more or less , different in climate , productions , and local pursuits . There are planting States , grain - growing States , manufacturing States , and commercial States . But those several ...
... true that those twenty - four States are , more or less , different in climate , productions , and local pursuits . There are planting States , grain - growing States , manufacturing States , and commercial States . But those several ...
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... true and intelligent friend of that liberty , who will consent that any man in public station , whatever he may think of the honesty of his motives , shall exercise or enact an authority above the Constitution and the laws . What- ever ...
... true and intelligent friend of that liberty , who will consent that any man in public station , whatever he may think of the honesty of his motives , shall exercise or enact an authority above the Constitution and the laws . What- ever ...
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... true principles , that you have sought this occasion . It is not to pay an ostentatious personal compliment . If it were , it would be unworthy , both of you and of me . It is not to manifest attachment to individuals , independent of ...
... true principles , that you have sought this occasion . It is not to pay an ostentatious personal compliment . If it were , it would be unworthy , both of you and of me . It is not to manifest attachment to individuals , independent of ...
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... true , anxious moments . That was an anxious occasion , to which the gentleman who has addressed me , in your behalf , has alluded ; I mean the debate in January , 1830. It seemed to me then that the Constitution was about to be ...
... true , anxious moments . That was an anxious occasion , to which the gentleman who has addressed me , in your behalf , has alluded ; I mean the debate in January , 1830. It seemed to me then that the Constitution was about to be ...
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