The American union; its effect on national character and policy [&c.].R. Bentley, 1861 |
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... entirely dependent on a series of loans ; these loans entirely depend on the chance duration of the present excitement . When- ever the independence of the South is acknow- ledged by England and France , the bankers of New York will ...
... entirely dependent on a series of loans ; these loans entirely depend on the chance duration of the present excitement . When- ever the independence of the South is acknow- ledged by England and France , the bankers of New York will ...
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... entirely the movements and progress of trade may be apart from the excellence of institutions . We have seen them , in France , continuously pro- gressive under extreme changes of government ; and at the present day , if advance in ...
... entirely the movements and progress of trade may be apart from the excellence of institutions . We have seen them , in France , continuously pro- gressive under extreme changes of government ; and at the present day , if advance in ...
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... entirely changed his sentiments as an American . We are not now alluding to ( and entirely exclude from all our observations ) that small number of men of letters , ministers of religion , or eminent merchants , who come over to Europe ...
... entirely changed his sentiments as an American . We are not now alluding to ( and entirely exclude from all our observations ) that small number of men of letters , ministers of religion , or eminent merchants , who come over to Europe ...
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... entirely discards the most essential features of democracy , and that its cardinal principle is moderation . This , the politicians of the Union have spurned , and the main influence that now pervades all American affairs is that ...
... entirely discards the most essential features of democracy , and that its cardinal principle is moderation . This , the politicians of the Union have spurned , and the main influence that now pervades all American affairs is that ...
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James Spence. of national life , we cannot but conclude that it has entirely ceased to conduce to the well - being of the nation . In this view , its disruption , though a rude and painful shock , must prove in the end an incalculable ...
James Spence. of national life , we cannot but conclude that it has entirely ceased to conduce to the well - being of the nation . In this view , its disruption , though a rude and painful shock , must prove in the end an incalculable ...
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Page 338 - FREEDOM of speech and debate in congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court, or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
Page 343 - ... to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each state for its quota, in proportion to the number of white inhabitants in such state...
Page 40 - What signify a few lives lost in a century or two ? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Page 353 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Page 344 - ... nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defence and welfare of the United States, or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States...
Page 356 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Page 354 - Term, be elected as follows: 2. Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress...
Page 330 - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Page 336 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
Page 349 - 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.