Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 3Perkins, Marrin & Company, 1848 |
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... character of its officers , and the spirit of its seamen ; and I knew that , in their hands , though the flag of the country might go down to the bottom , while they went with it , yet that it could never be dishonored or disgraced ...
... character of its officers , and the spirit of its seamen ; and I knew that , in their hands , though the flag of the country might go down to the bottom , while they went with it , yet that it could never be dishonored or disgraced ...
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... character and services . But on these it were not becoming to dwell in ad- dressing yourself . Nor is a regard for these the only , or the principal mo- tive of those , for whom I speak . They offer it mainly to evince the high ...
... character and services . But on these it were not becoming to dwell in ad- dressing yourself . Nor is a regard for these the only , or the principal mo- tive of those , for whom I speak . They offer it mainly to evince the high ...
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... character . But it is a balanced and guarded system ; a system of checks and con- trols ; a system in which powers are carefully delegated , and as carefully limited ; a system in which the symmetry of the parts is designed to produce ...
... character . But it is a balanced and guarded system ; a system of checks and con- trols ; a system in which powers are carefully delegated , and as carefully limited ; a system in which the symmetry of the parts is designed to produce ...
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... character . This change consists in the diminution of the just powers of Congress on the one hand , and in the vast increase of Executive authority on the other . The government of the United States , in the aggregate , or the ...
... character . This change consists in the diminution of the just powers of Congress on the one hand , and in the vast increase of Executive authority on the other . The government of the United States , in the aggregate , or the ...
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... character of an agency for the people . It is time to declare that offices , created for the people , are public trusts , not private spoils . It is time to bring each and every De- partment within its true original limits . It is time ...
... character of an agency for the people . It is time to declare that offices , created for the people , are public trusts , not private spoils . It is time to bring each and every De- partment within its true original limits . It is time ...
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Page 382 - States, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce subject to the same duties, impositions, and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively...
Page 538 - That Congress have no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them in any of the States; it remaining with the several States alone to provide rules and regulations therein, which humanity and true policy may require.
Page 492 - Its remains still exist. I make to it an annual visit. I carry my children to it, to teach them the hardships endured by the generations which have gone before them.
Page 213 - The absence of the precious metals will, it is believed, be a temporary evil, but until they can again be rendered the general medium of exchange, it devolves on the wisdom of Congress to provide a substitute which shall equally engage the confidence and accommodate the wants of the citizens throughout the Union. If the operation of the state banks cannot produce this result, the probable operation of a national bank will merit consideration...
Page 538 - At the very first Congress petitions on the subject were presented, if I mistake not, from different states. The Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery took a lead, and laid before Congress a memorial, praying Congress to promote the abolition by such powers as it possessed. This memorial was referred, in the House of Representatives, to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Foster, of New Hampshire, Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts, Mr.
Page 352 - bind the republic together with a perfect system of roads and canals. Let us conquer space. It is thus the most distant parts of the republic will be brought within a few days...
Page 538 - Northern gentleman, to my knowledge, has moved any such question in either house of Congress. The fears of the South, whatever fears they might have entertained, were allayed and quieted by this early decision ; and so remained till they were excited afresh, without cause, but for collateral and indirect purposes. When it became necessary, or was thought so by some political persons, to find an unvarying ground for the exclusion of Northern men from confidence and from lead in the affairs of the...
Page 443 - Congress shall have power * * * to establish * * * uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States.
Page 336 - States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union...
Page 334 - ... of regulating the trade of the States, as well with foreign nations, as with each other, and of laying such imposts and duties upon imports and exports, as may be necessary for the purpose...