 | Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 pages
...clafles of citizens bears in any ftate to that of its huibandmen, is the proportion of its unfound to its healthy parts, and is a good enough barometer whereby to meafure its degree of corruption. While we have land to labor then, let us never wiih to fee our citizens... | |
 | Richard Parkinson - 1805 - 454 pages
...accidental circumstances ; but, generally speaking, the proportion .which the aggregate of the other class of citizens bears in any state to that of its husbandmen, is in the proportion its unsound bears to its healthy parts, and is good enough barometer whereby to measure... | |
 | Daniel Blowe - 1820 - 788 pages
...generally speaking, the proportion which the whole of the other classes of citizens bears in any country to that of its husbandmen, is the proportion of its...barometer whereby to measure its degree of corruption. " While we have land to labour on, then let us never wish to see our citizens occupied at a work-bench,... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 568 pages
...retarded by accidental circumstances; but, generally speaking, the proportion, which the aggregate of the other classes of citizens bears, in any State, to...barometer whereby to measure its degree of corruption." Impressed with these strong, unsophisticated views, he bewailed, with an incessant desire of redressment,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1832 - 296 pages
...retarded by accidental circumstances : but, generally speaking, the proportion which the aggregate of the other classes of citizens bears in any state to that...barometer whereby to measure its degree of corruption. While we have land to labour then, let us never wish to see our citizens occupied at a work-bench,... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 pages
...retarded by accidental circumstances ; but, generally speaking, the proportion, which the aggregate of the other classes of citizens bears, in any State, to...barometer whereby to measure its degree of corruption.' Impressed with these strong, unsophisticated views, he beheld with an incessant desire of reformation,... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 820 pages
...speaking, the proportion, which the agfregate of the other classes of citizens bears, in any tate, to that of its husbandmen, is the proportion of its...barometer whereby to measure its degree of corruption.' Impressed with these strong, unsophisticated views, he beheld with an incessant desire of reformation,... | |
 | Alexander Trotter - 1839 - 478 pages
...retarded by accidental circumstances; but, generally speaking, the proportion which the aggregate of the other classes of citizens bears in any state to that...barometer whereby to measure its degree of corruption. While we have land to labour, then, let us never wish to see our citizens occupied at a work-bench... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1839 - 322 pages
...and industry, as does the husbandman, depend for it on the casualties and caprices of customers. For the proportion which the aggregate of other classes...the proportion of its unsound to its healthy parts." These are strong words. But we will always respect farmers. We consider their occupation, not only... | |
 | William Davis Gallagher, Otway Curry - 1839 - 438 pages
...industry, as does the husbandman, depend for it on the casualties and caprice of customers ; and that the proportion which the aggregate of other classes...to that of its husbandmen, is the proportion of its unsounc to its healthy parts." The voice of reason and nature confirm the truth of these remarks. There... | |
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... the proportion which the aggregate of the other classes of citizens bears in any State to that of its husbandmen, is the proportion of its unsound to its healthy parts, and is a good enough barometer whereby to measure its degree of corruption. 
