Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 435
... important . Consider the method of the Saviour in His addresses to the people . Next to Him , those perfect specimens of the art of putting things are the speeches and epistles of St. Paul . I know of nothing in literature so clear ...
... important . Consider the method of the Saviour in His addresses to the people . Next to Him , those perfect specimens of the art of putting things are the speeches and epistles of St. Paul . I know of nothing in literature so clear ...
Page 466
... importance to the Southern section , in refer- ence to which the views and feelings of the two sections are opposite and hostile as they can possibly be . I refer to the relations between the two races in the Southern section , which ...
... importance to the Southern section , in refer- ence to which the views and feelings of the two sections are opposite and hostile as they can possibly be . I refer to the relations between the two races in the Southern section , which ...
Page 470
... important , and has greatly weakened all the others , as I shall proceed to show . The cords that bind the states together are not only many , but various in character . Among them , some are spiritual or ecclesiastical ; some political ...
... important , and has greatly weakened all the others , as I shall proceed to show . The cords that bind the states together are not only many , but various in character . Among them , some are spiritual or ecclesiastical ; some political ...
Page 476
... important particular . The latter , to effect its object , inflicts a dangerous wound upon the Constitution , by depriving the Southern States , as joint partners and owners of the territories , of their rights in them ; but it inflicts ...
... important particular . The latter , to effect its object , inflicts a dangerous wound upon the Constitution , by depriving the Southern States , as joint partners and owners of the territories , of their rights in them ; but it inflicts ...
Page 477
... important proviso , while it gives to Congress the power of legislating over territories , imposes important restrictions on its exercise , by restricting Con- gress to passing laws necessary and proper for carrying the power into ...
... important proviso , while it gives to Congress the power of legislating over territories , imposes important restrictions on its exercise , by restricting Con- gress to passing laws necessary and proper for carrying the power into ...
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