The Writings of George Washington: pt. IV. Letters official and private, from the beginning of his presidency to the end of his life: (v. 10) May, 1789-November, 1794. (v. 11) November, 1794-December, 1799American Stationers' Company, John B. Russell, 1836 |
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... duty to embark again on the tempes- tuous ocean of public life , I gave up all expectations of private happiness in this world . You know , my dear Sir , I had concentred all my schemes , all my views , all my wishes , within the narrow ...
... duty to embark again on the tempes- tuous ocean of public life , I gave up all expectations of private happiness in this world . You know , my dear Sir , I had concentred all my schemes , all my views , all my wishes , within the narrow ...
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George Washington, Jared Sparks. circumstances , nothing but a conviction of duty could have induced me to depart ... duties of my administration , with which a consciousness alone of the purity of my intentions could not have in- spired ...
George Washington, Jared Sparks. circumstances , nothing but a conviction of duty could have induced me to depart ... duties of my administration , with which a consciousness alone of the purity of my intentions could not have in- spired ...
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... duties of my arduous office how much I shall stand in need of the countenance and aid of every friend to myself , of ev- ery ... duty of my office will be that , which relates to nominations for appointments . I receive with the more ...
... duties of my arduous office how much I shall stand in need of the countenance and aid of every friend to myself , of ev- ery ... duty of my office will be that , which relates to nominations for appointments . I receive with the more ...
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... duties of his station . This should be the primary object . The next , to avoid as much as may be the charge of supercilious- ness , and seclusion from information , by too much re- serve and too great a withdrawal of himself from ...
... duties of his station . This should be the primary object . The next , to avoid as much as may be the charge of supercilious- ness , and seclusion from information , by too much re- serve and too great a withdrawal of himself from ...
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... duty , without consulting my private in- clinations and wishes . I must be permitted , with the best lights I can obtain , and upon a general view of characters and circumstances , to nominate such per- sons alone to offices , as in my ...
... duty , without consulting my private in- clinations and wishes . I must be permitted , with the best lights I can obtain , and upon a general view of characters and circumstances , to nominate such per- sons alone to offices , as in my ...
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Page 461 - About ten o'clock I bade adieu to Mount Vernon, to private life, and to domestic felicity ; and with a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful sensations than I have words to express, set out for New York with the best disposition to render service to my country in obedience to its call, but with less hope of answering its expectations.
Page 85 - That Congress have no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them in any of the States; it remaining with the several States alone to provide rules and regulations therein, which humanity and true policy may require.
Page 535 - And I do hereby also make known, that whosoever of the citizens of the United States shall render himself liable to punishment or forfeiture under the law of nations, by committing, aiding, or abetting hostilities against any of the said Powers, or by carrying to any of them those articles which are deemed contraband by the modern usage of nations, will not receive the protection of the United States...
Page 525 - I will not suffer my retirement to be clouded by the slanders of a man, whose history, from the moment at which history can stoop to notice him, is a tissue of machinations against the liberty of the country which has not only received and given him bread, but heaped its honors on his head.
Page 532 - In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed to these presents, and signed the same with my hand.
Page 86 - That Congress have authority to restrain the citizens of the United States from carrying on the African trade, for the purpose of supplying foreigners with slaves, and of providing by proper regulations for the TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE, AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Page 36 - In nominating you for the important station, which you now fill, I not only acted in conformity to my best judgment, but I trust I did a grateful thing to the good citizens of these United States ; and I have a full confidence, that the love which you bear to our country, and a desire to promote the general happiness, will not suffer you to hesitate a moment to bring into action the talents, knowledge, and integrity, which are so necessary to be exercised at the head of that department, which must...
Page 18 - Congress in insuperable difficulties, and the office, in this respect, in perfect contempt ; for the table was considered as a public one, and every person, who could get introduced, conceived that he had a right to be invited to it.
Page 35 - Considering the judicial system as the chief pillar upon which our national government must rest, I have thought it my duty to nominate for the high offices in that department, such men as I conceived would give dignity and lustre to our national character...
Page 487 - To the President, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Eleven United States of America in Congress assembled...