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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... opinion I value , should know the principles on which I mean to act in this business , has led me to this full declaration ; and I trust , that the truly worthy and respectable characters in this country will do justice to the motives ...
... opinion I value , should know the principles on which I mean to act in this business , has led me to this full declaration ; and I trust , that the truly worthy and respectable characters in this country will do justice to the motives ...
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... opinion on this great political point . It is a proof of the good dispositions , which govern the people of this ... opinions which I might be obliged to hazard in treating casually of them . This fact , if there had been no other ...
... opinion on this great political point . It is a proof of the good dispositions , which govern the people of this ... opinions which I might be obliged to hazard in treating casually of them . This fact , if there had been no other ...
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... opinion I have of his professional knowledge , would most certainly point him out as the man of my choice in all cases of sickness . I am convinced of his sincere attachment to me , and I should with cheerfulness trust my life in his ...
... opinion I have of his professional knowledge , would most certainly point him out as the man of my choice in all cases of sickness . I am convinced of his sincere attachment to me , and I should with cheerfulness trust my life in his ...
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... opinion , that the President of the United States should neither give nor receive invitations ; some from a belief , independent of the circumstances I have mentioned , that this was fundamentally right in order to acquire respect . But ...
... opinion , that the President of the United States should neither give nor receive invitations ; some from a belief , independent of the circumstances I have mentioned , that this was fundamentally right in order to acquire respect . But ...
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... opinion ; for I foresaw and predicted the reception it has met with , and the use that would be made of it by the adversaries of the government . Happily this matter is now done with , I hope never to be revived . † * A report had gone ...
... opinion ; for I foresaw and predicted the reception it has met with , and the use that would be made of it by the adversaries of the government . Happily this matter is now done with , I hope never to be revived . † * A report had gone ...
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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...