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Page 359
All this vast mass , at this moment , lies on our hands , for mere want of
purchasers . Can any man , looking to the real interests of the country and the
people , seriously think of inquiring whether we ought not still faster to hasten the
public ...
All this vast mass , at this moment , lies on our hands , for mere want of
purchasers . Can any man , looking to the real interests of the country and the
people , seriously think of inquiring whether we ought not still faster to hasten the
public ...
Page 364
Who can say , what mischiefs would have ensued , if Congress had thrown these
territories into the hands of private speculation ? Or who , on the other hand , can
now foresee , what the event would be , should the government depart from the ...
Who can say , what mischiefs would have ensued , if Congress had thrown these
territories into the hands of private speculation ? Or who , on the other hand , can
now foresee , what the event would be , should the government depart from the ...
Page 445
Thebriefest outline even , would exceed its limits ; and the whole subject will
regularly fall to hands much more able to sustain it . The slightest glance ,
however , must convince us that mechanical power and mechanical skill , as they
are now ...
Thebriefest outline even , would exceed its limits ; and the whole subject will
regularly fall to hands much more able to sustain it . The slightest glance ,
however , must convince us that mechanical power and mechanical skill , as they
are now ...
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Discourse delivered at Plymouth in Commemoration of the first Settlement | 25 |
DISCOURSE in Commemoration of the Lives and Services of John Adams | 71 |
Speech delivered at a Meeting of Citizens of Boston held in Faneuil Hall | 97 |
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| Title | Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 1 Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Daniel Webster |
| Author | Daniel Webster |
| Edition | 8 |
| Publisher | Tappan & Dennet, 1843 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2007 |
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