Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: May 24, 1813-March 3, 1817D. Appleton, 1857 |
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... March last ; and CHARLES TAIT , appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Georgia , for the term of six years , commencing on the fourth day of March last , respectively , produced their credentials ; which were read ; and ...
... March last ; and CHARLES TAIT , appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Georgia , for the term of six years , commencing on the fourth day of March last , respectively , produced their credentials ; which were read ; and ...
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... March last , pro- Maryland , for the term of six years , com- duced his credentials , was qualified , and took his seat in the Senate . A Message from the House of Representa- tatives informed the Senate that the House con- cur in the ...
... March last , pro- Maryland , for the term of six years , com- duced his credentials , was qualified , and took his seat in the Senate . A Message from the House of Representa- tatives informed the Senate that the House con- cur in the ...
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... March last ; and the letter was read . MONDAY , June 21 . JEREMIAH MASON , appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire , for the term of six years , commencing with the fourth day of March last , produced his ...
... March last ; and the letter was read . MONDAY , June 21 . JEREMIAH MASON , appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire , for the term of six years , commencing with the fourth day of March last , produced his ...
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... March law of 1811 , which superseded the false proclamation , and made that proclamation the only evidence of the repeal in the courts of law . So that Administration sought to entrench themselves behind the assumption of the fact ...
... March law of 1811 , which superseded the false proclamation , and made that proclamation the only evidence of the repeal in the courts of law . So that Administration sought to entrench themselves behind the assumption of the fact ...
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... March , and whilst it was under consideration in the House of Representatives , the French Gov- ernment did , formally and officially , through their Minister , Mr. Serrurier , make known their determination not to restore the property ...
... March , and whilst it was under consideration in the House of Representatives , the French Gov- ernment did , formally and officially , through their Minister , Mr. Serrurier , make known their determination not to restore the property ...
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Page 160 - That palter with us in a double sense ; That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to our hope.
Page 238 - President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them, or either or any of them, the hatred of the good people of the United States...
Page 158 - O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united! For in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Page 257 - ... that he will support the constitution of the United States, and that he absolutely and entirely renounces and abjures all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty and particularly by name to the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of which he was before a citizen or subject...
Page 291 - I have considered the subject of the letter which you did me the honor to address to me on the 9th...
Page 238 - ... counsel, advise or attempt to procure any insurrection, riot, unlawful assembly, or combination, whether such conspiracy, threatening, counsel, advice, or attempt shall have the proposed effect or not, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor...
Page 16 - That a committee of three Members be appointed on the part of the House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses has assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make.
Page 99 - So often and so essentially have we heretofore suffered from the want of secrecy and. dispatch that the Constitution would have been inexcusably defective if no attention had been paid to those objects.
Page 10 - that the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before the Senate copies,
Page 84 - March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, the full and exclusive right and liberty of making, constructing, using and vending to others to be used...