America and the American PeopleJ. & H.G. Langley, 1846 - 512 páginas |
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... civil war ; but the majority were still in favor of severe mea- sures ; and , among others , Lord Sandwich , the head of the ad- miralty , spoke in the most contemptuous manner of the senti- ments and power of the Americans . The ...
... civil war ; but the majority were still in favor of severe mea- sures ; and , among others , Lord Sandwich , the head of the ad- miralty , spoke in the most contemptuous manner of the senti- ments and power of the Americans . The ...
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... civil government and the administration of justice within their confines , and if such grants and provisions should be approved of by the king and Parliament , -then during such contribu- tions the duties should be taken off , excepting ...
... civil government and the administration of justice within their confines , and if such grants and provisions should be approved of by the king and Parliament , -then during such contribu- tions the duties should be taken off , excepting ...
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... civil war ; and it cost much labor to root out the scandalous principles and practices that had sprung up during the revolution . One of the greatest and most pressing difficulties was occa- sioned by the army . The government was not ...
... civil war ; and it cost much labor to root out the scandalous principles and practices that had sprung up during the revolution . One of the greatest and most pressing difficulties was occa- sioned by the army . The government was not ...
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... civil officers of the United States , on conviction of treason , brib- ery , and other high crimes and misdemeanors . The judicial power is vested in a Supreme Court for the whole United States , and such inferior courts as Congress may ...
... civil officers of the United States , on conviction of treason , brib- ery , and other high crimes and misdemeanors . The judicial power is vested in a Supreme Court for the whole United States , and such inferior courts as Congress may ...
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... civil partnership , and also to procure for the different shareholders the power of enjoying their natural rights and the blessings of life in security and peace . If these great objects are not attained , the people ( with whom is the ...
... civil partnership , and also to procure for the different shareholders the power of enjoying their natural rights and the blessings of life in security and peace . If these great objects are not attained , the people ( with whom is the ...
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Página 85 - Observe good faith and justice towards all nations : cultivate peace and harmony with all. It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence. " Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence,
Página 85 - the spirit of party is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists, under different shapes, in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed ; but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
Página 307 - reason is left free to combat it. The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right ; and were it left to me to decide, whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."*
Página 85 - prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Página 86 - I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize without alloy the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws under a free government, the ever favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.
Página 275 - agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. In one in which the measures of government receive their impressions so immediately from the sense of the community as in ours, it is proportionably essential. The
Página 85 - knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened. " As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible. Observe good faith and justice towards all nations : cultivate peace and harmony with all.
Página 71 - for the general welfare shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several states in proportion to the value of the lands and
Página 268 - Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all republicans ; we are all federalists.
Página 101 - in the wheel of fortune, an exchange of situation is among possible events ; that it may become probable by supernatural interference! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in such a contest.''^ In