The American union; its effect on national character and policy [&c.].R. Bentley, 1861 |
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... hands of the Union from its birth to the present day , without some little warmth of feeling . Against this I have striven ; and if in vain - if it should be occasionally appa- rent - then I forestal the reader's reproof by in- viting ...
... hands of the Union from its birth to the present day , without some little warmth of feeling . Against this I have striven ; and if in vain - if it should be occasionally appa- rent - then I forestal the reader's reproof by in- viting ...
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... 259 263 265 268 273 278 283 285 Where is the rebellion ? -True nature of our loyalty Sketch of our treatment at the hands of the Union 290 295 Question of privateering and measure of blockade Imputation of sordid CONTENTS . XV.
... 259 263 265 268 273 278 283 285 Where is the rebellion ? -True nature of our loyalty Sketch of our treatment at the hands of the Union 290 295 Question of privateering and measure of blockade Imputation of sordid CONTENTS . XV.
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... hand , it strengthens all the influences that tend to disruption ; for with the growth of riches come the means of political corruption , - with the accumulation of masses of indigent popu- lation arise the elements of discontent ...
... hand , it strengthens all the influences that tend to disruption ; for with the growth of riches come the means of political corruption , - with the accumulation of masses of indigent popu- lation arise the elements of discontent ...
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... hands . That population should grow rapidly , and wealth in- crease , under such circumstances , is as natural and inevitable as that water which has gained an entrance into a valley should flow on , and spread out into a wide expanse ...
... hands . That population should grow rapidly , and wealth in- crease , under such circumstances , is as natural and inevitable as that water which has gained an entrance into a valley should flow on , and spread out into a wide expanse ...
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... hands of a knot of professional politicians , and the electoral college has become a useless form . The electors are now denied the power of choice , and are reduced to the reality of mere instruments for recording the votes they were ...
... hands of a knot of professional politicians , and the electoral college has become a useless form . The electors are now denied the power of choice , and are reduced to the reality of mere instruments for recording the votes they were ...
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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.