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As an object of political regulation , it was not important to prevent the States from
passing bankrupt laws applicable to present debts , while the power was left to
them in regard to future debts ; nor was it at all important , in a political point of ...
As an object of political regulation , it was not important to prevent the States from
passing bankrupt laws applicable to present debts , while the power was left to
them in regard to future debts ; nor was it at all important , in a political point of ...
Page 391
These two are far the most important general measures respecting the public
lands , which have been adopted within the last twenty years . They took place in
1820 and 1821. That is the time when . As to the manner how , the gentleman ...
These two are far the most important general measures respecting the public
lands , which have been adopted within the last twenty years . They took place in
1820 and 1821. That is the time when . As to the manner how , the gentleman ...
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Duties at once so important and so delicate , impose no common responsibility ,
and require no common talent and weight of character . A very small Court seems
unfit for these high functions . These duties , though essentially judicial , partake ...
Duties at once so important and so delicate , impose no common responsibility ,
and require no common talent and weight of character . A very small Court seems
unfit for these high functions . These duties , though essentially judicial , partake ...
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Contents
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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