Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 459
... stands , one section has exclusive power of controlling the government , which leaves the other without any adequate means of protecting itself against its encroachment and oppression . To place this subject distinctly before you , I ...
... stands , one section has exclusive power of controlling the government , which leaves the other without any adequate means of protecting itself against its encroachment and oppression . To place this subject distinctly before you , I ...
Page 461
... stand , before the end of the decade , twenty Northern States to twelve Southern ( conceding Dela- ware as neutral ) , and forty Northern senators to twenty- four Southern . This great increase of senators , added to the great increase ...
... stand , before the end of the decade , twenty Northern States to twelve Southern ( conceding Dela- ware as neutral ) , and forty Northern senators to twenty- four Southern . This great increase of senators , added to the great increase ...
Page 462
... stand , a few remarks , with the view of showing that it is owing to the action of this government that the equilib- rium between the two sections has been destroyed , and the whole power of the system centered in a sectional majority ...
... stand , a few remarks , with the view of showing that it is owing to the action of this government that the equilib- rium between the two sections has been destroyed , and the whole power of the system centered in a sectional majority ...
Page 473
... stands the profession of devotion to the Union by our assailants , when brought to this test ? Have they abstained from violating the Constitution ? Let the many acts passed by the Northern States , to set aside and annul the clause of ...
... stands the profession of devotion to the Union by our assailants , when brought to this test ? Have they abstained from violating the Constitution ? Let the many acts passed by the Northern States , to set aside and annul the clause of ...
Page 480
... stands alone , without usage , or a single example to cover her case . It belongs now , senators , for you to decide what part you will act in reference to this unprecedented transaction . The executive has laid the paper , purporting ...
... stands alone , without usage , or a single example to cover her case . It belongs now , senators , for you to decide what part you will act in reference to this unprecedented transaction . The executive has laid the paper , purporting ...
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