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Page 326
Still , there is no evidence that on this occasion he has sought to throw off
responsibility from himself , or that he desires us to be answerable for anything
beyond the discharge of our own constitutional duties . I have already said , sir ,
that I ...
Still , there is no evidence that on this occasion he has sought to throw off
responsibility from himself , or that he desires us to be answerable for anything
beyond the discharge of our own constitutional duties . I have already said , sir ,
that I ...
Page 340
That people saw , and they rejoiced to see , that , on a fit occasion , our weight
had been thrown into the right scale , and that , without departing from our duty ,
we had done something useful , and something effectual , for the cause of civil ...
That people saw , and they rejoiced to see , that , on a fit occasion , our weight
had been thrown into the right scale , and that , without departing from our duty ,
we had done something useful , and something effectual , for the cause of civil ...
Page 342
... renewed pledge , or what is there of anything beyond the true line of our policy
? Do gentlemen mean to say that the communication made to France , on this
occasion , was improper ? Do they mean to repel and repudiate that declaration
?
... renewed pledge , or what is there of anything beyond the true line of our policy
? Do gentlemen mean to say that the communication made to France , on this
occasion , was improper ? Do they mean to repel and repudiate that declaration
?
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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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