The Works of Daniel Webster ...: Speeches in Congress, and legal arguments and speeches to the juryC.C. Little and J. Brown, 1851 |
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... Occasion of the Decease of Hon . John Caldwell Calhoun , Sen- ator from South Carolina . TRIBUTE TO MR . ELMORE 371 Remarks made in the Senate of the United States , on the 30th of May , 1850 , on Occasion of the Decease of Hon ...
... Occasion of the Decease of Hon . John Caldwell Calhoun , Sen- ator from South Carolina . TRIBUTE TO MR . ELMORE 371 Remarks made in the Senate of the United States , on the 30th of May , 1850 , on Occasion of the Decease of Hon ...
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... occasion to pay you the tribute of my sincere respect for these your labors in the cause of humanity and enlightened policy . For these labors thousands of grate- ful hearts have thanked you ; and other thousands of hearts , not yet ...
... occasion to pay you the tribute of my sincere respect for these your labors in the cause of humanity and enlightened policy . For these labors thousands of grate- ful hearts have thanked you ; and other thousands of hearts , not yet ...
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... occasion to regret and to reprehend ? Is it not that the party has gone on too long ? Is it not that , after he knew himself to be really insolvent , that is , after he knew he had not property enough left to pay his debts , instead of ...
... occasion to regret and to reprehend ? Is it not that the party has gone on too long ? Is it not that , after he knew himself to be really insolvent , that is , after he knew he had not property enough left to pay his debts , instead of ...
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... occasion for the exercise of the power , as not to leave it still , in a great measure , a voluntary matter with the debtor when he will subject himself to the provisions of the law . This has been found the difficulty in all systems ...
... occasion for the exercise of the power , as not to leave it still , in a great measure , a voluntary matter with the debtor when he will subject himself to the provisions of the law . This has been found the difficulty in all systems ...
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... occasion . I wish only to present a true financial view of the condition of our affairs , and to show that our national debt is much greater and more serious than a hasty reader of the message might be led to conclude ; and however ...
... occasion . I wish only to present a true financial view of the condition of our affairs , and to show that our national debt is much greater and more serious than a hasty reader of the message might be led to conclude ; and however ...
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Page 488 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law ; a law which hears before it condemns ; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial. The meaning is, that every citizen shall hold his life, liberty, property, and immunities under the protection of the general rules which govern society. Everything which may pass under the form of an enactment is not therefore to be considered the law of the land.
Page 81 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 493 - A contract is a compact between two or more parties, and is either executory or executed. An executory contract is one in which a party binds himself to do, or not to do, a particular thing ; such was the law under which the conveyance was made by the governor.
Page 341 - Third, new States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provision of the Federal Constitution.
Page 81 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 361 - ... without convulsion, may look the next ' hour to see the heavenly bodies rush from their spheres, and jostle against each other in the realms of space, without causing the wreck of the universe. There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession.
Page vii - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Page 121 - was a public act of persons in her Majesty's service, obeying the order of their superior authorities.
Page 362 - Union which is every day felt among us with so much joy and gratitude. What is to become of the army ? What is to become of the navy? What is to become of the public lands? How is each of the thirty States to defend itself?
Page 419 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.