Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 475
... executive proviso . There is no difference between it and the Wilmot , except in the mode of effecting the object ; and in that respect , I must say that the latter is much the least objectionable . It goes to its object openly , boldly ...
... executive proviso . There is no difference between it and the Wilmot , except in the mode of effecting the object ; and in that respect , I must say that the latter is much the least objectionable . It goes to its object openly , boldly ...
Page 476
... executive proviso is more objectionable still than the Wilmot , in another and more important particular . The latter , to effect its object , inflicts a dangerous wound upon the Constitution , by depriving the Southern States , as ...
... executive proviso is more objectionable still than the Wilmot , in another and more important particular . The latter , to effect its object , inflicts a dangerous wound upon the Constitution , by depriving the Southern States , as ...
Page 478
... executive branch of the government . I have not seen the answer of the executive to the calls made by the two houses of Congress , for information as to the course which it took , or the part which it acted , in ref- erence to what was ...
... executive branch of the government . I have not seen the answer of the executive to the calls made by the two houses of Congress , for information as to the course which it took , or the part which it acted , in ref- erence to what was ...
Page 479
... executive and the individuals in California acted , through- out this whole affair , is informal , unconstitutional , and dan- gerous , it remains to make a few remarks , in order to show that what has been done is contrary to the ...
... executive and the individuals in California acted , through- out this whole affair , is informal , unconstitutional , and dan- gerous , it remains to make a few remarks , in order to show that what has been done is contrary to the ...
Page 480
... executive has laid the paper , purporting to be the Con- stitution of California , before you , and asks you to admit her into the Union as a state , and the question is , Will you , or will you not , admit her ? It is a grave question ...
... executive has laid the paper , purporting to be the Con- stitution of California , before you , and asks you to admit her into the Union as a state , and the question is , Will you , or will you not , admit her ? It is a grave question ...
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