The American's Own Book: Containing the Declaration of Independence, with the Lives of the Signers : the Constitution of the United States : the Inaugural Addresses and First Annual Messages of All the Presidents from Washington to Pierce : the Farewell Addresses of George Washington and Andrew Jackson : with a Portrait and Life of Each President of the United States, to the Present TimeLeavitt & Allen, 1855 - 496 pages |
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... vote on the ques- tion of a declaration of independence . On putting the question , it was agreed to begin with the northernmost colony . Doctor Bartlett , therefore , had the honor of be- ing the first to vote for , and the first ...
... vote on the ques- tion of a declaration of independence . On putting the question , it was agreed to begin with the northernmost colony . Doctor Bartlett , therefore , had the honor of be- ing the first to vote for , and the first ...
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... vote of the important province of Mary- land in favor of the independence of America . On the same day on which the great question was de- cided in Congress , in favor of a declaration of indepen- dence , Mr. Carroll was elected a ...
... vote of the important province of Mary- land in favor of the independence of America . On the same day on which the great question was de- cided in Congress , in favor of a declaration of indepen- dence , Mr. Carroll was elected a ...
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... voting in favor of a declara- tion of independence ; and as they had accepted their ap- pointments under this ... vote Mr. Chase hastened to Philadelphia , where he arrived in time to take his seat on Monday morning , having rode ...
... voting in favor of a declara- tion of independence ; and as they had accepted their ap- pointments under this ... vote Mr. Chase hastened to Philadelphia , where he arrived in time to take his seat on Monday morning , having rode ...
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... vote of two - thirds is necessary to conviction , he was acquitted of the whole . This celebrated trial commenced on the second of January , and ended on the fifth of March , 1805 . Judge Chase continued to exercise his judicial func ...
... vote of two - thirds is necessary to conviction , he was acquitted of the whole . This celebrated trial commenced on the second of January , and ended on the fifth of March , 1805 . Judge Chase continued to exercise his judicial func ...
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... vote for , or against , the proclamation of indepen dence . But he was at no loss on which side to throw his influence , and readily signed the Declaration , which placed in peril his fortune and individual safety . Mr. Clark frequently ...
... vote for , or against , the proclamation of indepen dence . But he was at no loss on which side to throw his influence , and readily signed the Declaration , which placed in peril his fortune and individual safety . Mr. Clark frequently ...
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Page 168 - ... with all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and prosperous people? Still one thing more, fellowcitizens, a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Page 115 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Page 146 - If in the opinion of the people the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation, for though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Page 116 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may, in their judgment, require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Page 143 - To the efficacy and permanency of your union, a government for the whole is indispensable. — No alliances, however strict, between the parts, can be an adequate substitute ; they must inevitably experience the infractions and interruptions, which all alliances, in all times, have experienced.
Page 129 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 150 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens), the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Page 151 - ... it is folly in one nation to look for disinterested favors from another; that it must pay with a portion of its independence for whatever it may accept under that character...
Page 145 - The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.
Page 145 - The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and, sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty.