Reminiscences of CongressBaker and Scribner, 1850 - 295 pages |
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Page 96
... Union , and was now a Senator from one of its most flourishing , though youngest States . In both capacities known and respected as an honorable man , intelli- gent and candid , polished in language and manner , and of un- exceptionable ...
... Union , and was now a Senator from one of its most flourishing , though youngest States . In both capacities known and respected as an honorable man , intelli- gent and candid , polished in language and manner , and of un- exceptionable ...
Page 127
... union of the States . It had already gained in different sections of the coun- try too great a prevalence ; and if now successfully advocated in the Senate of the United States , little hope could be enter- tained of safety or of more ...
... union of the States . It had already gained in different sections of the coun- try too great a prevalence ; and if now successfully advocated in the Senate of the United States , little hope could be enter- tained of safety or of more ...
Page 141
... Union , by which alone its existence is made sure , it will stand , in the end , by the side of that cradle in which its infancy was rocked : it will stretch forth its arm with what- ever of vigor it may still retain , over the friends ...
... Union , by which alone its existence is made sure , it will stand , in the end , by the side of that cradle in which its infancy was rocked : it will stretch forth its arm with what- ever of vigor it may still retain , over the friends ...
Page 147
... Union ; on States dissevered , discordant , belligerent ! on a land rent with civil feuds , or drenched , it may be , in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the Republic ...
... Union ; on States dissevered , discordant , belligerent ! on a land rent with civil feuds , or drenched , it may be , in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the Republic ...
Page 148
... Union afterwards ; but everywhere , spread all over in characters of living light , blazing on all its ample folds , as they float over the sea and over the land , and in every wind under the whole heavens , that other sentiment , dear ...
... Union afterwards ; but everywhere , spread all over in characters of living light , blazing on all its ample folds , as they float over the sea and over the land , and in every wind under the whole heavens , that other sentiment , dear ...
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Page 147 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood!
Page 135 - ... and on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float farther on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least be able to conjecture where we now are. I ask for the reading of the resolution before the Senate.
Page 174 - It is accomplished. The deed is done. He retreats, retraces his steps to the window, passes out through it as he came in, and escapes. He has done the murder ; no eye has seen him, no ear has heard him. The secret is his own, and it is safe I Ah, gentlemen ! that was a dreadful mistake ! Such a secret can be safe nowhere.
Page 197 - Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers...
Page 141 - Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts ; she needs none. There she is. Behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history ; the world knows it by heart. The past, at least, is secure. There is Boston, and Concord, and Lexington, and Bunker Hill ; and there they will remain forever.
Page 169 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 213 - And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honours For so much trash as may be grasped thus ? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
Page 44 - I saw young Harry, with his beaver on, His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd, Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted with such ease into his seat As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horsemanship.
Page 134 - He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha ; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting.
Page 240 - This, Sir, is practical nullification. And now, Sir, against all these theories and opinions, I maintain, — 1. That the Constitution of the United States is not a league, confederacy, or compact between the people of the several States in their sovereign capacities ; but a government proper, founded on the adoption of the people, and creating direct relations between itself and individuals.