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Page 118
Those that are for the public government of a town , city , mystery , or the like ,
being for public advantage , are to be governed according to the laws of the land
; if they make any particular private laws and constitutions , the validity and justice
...
Those that are for the public government of a town , city , mystery , or the like ,
being for public advantage , are to be governed according to the laws of the land
; if they make any particular private laws and constitutions , the validity and justice
...
Page 327
It is a particular direction , or a special instruction . Its operation is limited to the
conduct of particular men , on a particular occasion . Such a thing , sir , is wholly
unprecedented in our history . When the House proceeds , in the accustomed
way ...
It is a particular direction , or a special instruction . Its operation is limited to the
conduct of particular men , on a particular occasion . Such a thing , sir , is wholly
unprecedented in our history . When the House proceeds , in the accustomed
way ...
Page 387
Since it does not accord with my views of justice and policy to give away the
public lands altogether , as mere matter of gratuity , I am asked by the honorable
gentleman on what ground it is , that I consent to vote them away in particular ...
Since it does not accord with my views of justice and policy to give away the
public lands altogether , as mere matter of gratuity , I am asked by the honorable
gentleman on what ground it is , that I consent to vote them away in particular ...
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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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