Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 1Perkins & Marvin, 1838 |
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Page 53
... exercises a control . In the sight of our law , the African slave trader is a pirate and a felon ; and in the sight of Heaven , an offender far beyond the ordinary depth of human guilt . There is no brighter part of our history , than ...
... exercises a control . In the sight of our law , the African slave trader is a pirate and a felon ; and in the sight of Heaven , an offender far beyond the ordinary depth of human guilt . There is no brighter part of our history , than ...
Page 55
... exercise of all its just con- stitutional powers . The cause of science and literature also imposes upon us an im- portant and delicate trust . The wealth and population of the coun- try are now so far advanced , as to authorise the ...
... exercise of all its just con- stitutional powers . The cause of science and literature also imposes upon us an im- portant and delicate trust . The wealth and population of the coun- try are now so far advanced , as to authorise the ...
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... exercising a great portion of self - control . Although the paramount authority of the parent state existed over them , yet a ... exercise . A call for the representative system , wherever it is not enjoyed , and where there is already ...
... exercising a great portion of self - control . Although the paramount authority of the parent state existed over them , yet a ... exercise . A call for the representative system , wherever it is not enjoyed , and where there is already ...
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... exercise , and will continue to exercise , on the affairs of men , not only in their own country , but throughout the civilized world . A superior and commanding human intellect , a truly great man , when Heaven vouchsafes so rare a ...
... exercise , and will continue to exercise , on the affairs of men , not only in their own country , but throughout the civilized world . A superior and commanding human intellect , a truly great man , when Heaven vouchsafes so rare a ...
Page 77
... representatives , in 1770. Before this time he had become extensively known throughout the province , as well by the part he had acted in relation to public affairs , as by the exercise of his professional ability . He was 77.
... representatives , in 1770. Before this time he had become extensively known throughout the province , as well by the part he had acted in relation to public affairs , as by the exercise of his professional ability . He was 77.
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