A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1902: 1817-1833Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1897 |
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... tion . Our distance from Europe and the just , moderate , and pacific policy of our Government may form some security against these dan- gers , but they ought to be anticipated and guarded against . Many of our citizens are engaged in ...
... tion . Our distance from Europe and the just , moderate , and pacific policy of our Government may form some security against these dan- gers , but they ought to be anticipated and guarded against . Many of our citizens are engaged in ...
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... tion ; and of right it ought to yield , for the earth was given to mankind to support the greatest number of which it is capable , and no tribe or people have a right to withhold from the wants of others more than is necessary for their ...
... tion ; and of right it ought to yield , for the earth was given to mankind to support the greatest number of which it is capable , and no tribe or people have a right to withhold from the wants of others more than is necessary for their ...
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... tion is drawn with peculiar interest to the surviving officers and soldiers of our Revolutionary army , who so eminently contributed by their serv- ices to lay its foundation . Most of those very meritorious citizens have paid the debt ...
... tion is drawn with peculiar interest to the surviving officers and soldiers of our Revolutionary army , who so eminently contributed by their serv- ices to lay its foundation . Most of those very meritorious citizens have paid the debt ...
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... tion between the United States and Spain ; the claim of their leader as announced by his proclamation on taking possession of Amelia Island , comprising the whole of both the Floridas , without excepting that part of West Florida which ...
... tion between the United States and Spain ; the claim of their leader as announced by his proclamation on taking possession of Amelia Island , comprising the whole of both the Floridas , without excepting that part of West Florida which ...
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... tion of the Senate whether this is such an arrangement as the Executive is competent to enter into by the powers vested in it by the Constitution , or is such an one as requires the advice and consent of the Senate , and , in the latter ...
... tion of the Senate whether this is such an arrangement as the Executive is competent to enter into by the powers vested in it by the Constitution , or is such an one as requires the advice and consent of the Senate , and , in the latter ...
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