Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 457
... principle sub- versive of the American Union , yet lauded for his personal virtues , was born in the Calhoun settlement , district of Abbeville , S. C. , in 1782 . He began the study of law at Litchfield , Conn . , and continued it at ...
... principle sub- versive of the American Union , yet lauded for his personal virtues , was born in the Calhoun settlement , district of Abbeville , S. C. , in 1782 . He began the study of law at Litchfield , Conn . , and continued it at ...
Page 470
... principle of our political institutions . Beginning with smaller meetings , corresponding with the political divisions of the country , their organization terminated in one great central assem- blage , corresponding very much with the ...
... principle of our political institutions . Beginning with smaller meetings , corresponding with the political divisions of the country , their organization terminated in one great central assem- blage , corresponding very much with the ...
Page 477
... principles . But such is not the case . It was the United States who conquered California , and , finally , acquired it by treaty . The sover- eignty , of course , is vested in them , and not in the individ- uals who have attempted to ...
... principles . But such is not the case . It was the United States who conquered California , and , finally , acquired it by treaty . The sover- eignty , of course , is vested in them , and not in the individ- uals who have attempted to ...
Page 483
... principles of justice , of all the questions at issue between the two sections . The South asks for justice , simple justice , and less she ought not to take . She has no compromise to offer but the Constitution , and no concessions or ...
... principles of justice , of all the questions at issue between the two sections . The South asks for justice , simple justice , and less she ought not to take . She has no compromise to offer but the Constitution , and no concessions or ...
Page 484
... principle of justice and duty , say so , and let the states we represent agree to separate , and part in peace . If you are willing we should part in peace , tell us so , and we shall know what to do when you reduce the question to ...
... principle of justice and duty , say so , and let the states we represent agree to separate , and part in peace . If you are willing we should part in peace , tell us so , and we shall know what to do when you reduce the question to ...
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