Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 3Perkins & Marvin, 1843 |
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Page 45
... duty as ever influenced a public man . It was spontaneous , unaffected , sincere . There had been among us , sir , no consultation , no concert . There could have been none . Between the reading of the message , and my motion to ...
... duty as ever influenced a public man . It was spontaneous , unaffected , sincere . There had been among us , sir , no consultation , no concert . There could have been none . Between the reading of the message , and my motion to ...
Page 52
... duty which the Constitution gravely enjoins upon him . And now , sir , in no language of taunt or reproach , in no anguage of party attack , in terms of no asperity or exaggeration , but called upon by the necessity of defending my own ...
... duty which the Constitution gravely enjoins upon him . And now , sir , in no language of taunt or reproach , in no anguage of party attack , in terms of no asperity or exaggeration , but called upon by the necessity of defending my own ...
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... duty to take care that the authority of this Gov- ernment is not brought to bear upon it by any indirect interference whatever . It must be left to the States , to the course of things , and to those causes over which this Government ...
... duty to take care that the authority of this Gov- ernment is not brought to bear upon it by any indirect interference whatever . It must be left to the States , to the course of things , and to those causes over which this Government ...
Page 71
... duty of Congress to take the public treasure into its hands , and appoint agents to take care of it . The gentleman himself must admit this , for he supposed that he did not go the lengths of the Senator from Tennessee in being willing ...
... duty of Congress to take the public treasure into its hands , and appoint agents to take care of it . The gentleman himself must admit this , for he supposed that he did not go the lengths of the Senator from Tennessee in being willing ...
Page 74
... duty , and his whole duty , in the councils of this Government , must look upon the country as it is , in its whole length and breadth . He must comprehend it in its vast extent , its novel character , its sudden development , its ...
... duty , and his whole duty , in the councils of this Government , must look upon the country as it is , in its whole length and breadth . He must comprehend it in its vast extent , its novel character , its sudden development , its ...
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