Eloquence of the United States, Volume 2E. & H. Clark, 1827 |
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... consequences of its operation . One of the most serious has been anticipated , when I described the blow it would give to the constitution of our coun- try . We should cautiously beware of the first act of violation ; habituated to ...
... consequences of its operation . One of the most serious has been anticipated , when I described the blow it would give to the constitution of our coun- try . We should cautiously beware of the first act of violation ; habituated to ...
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... consequences will be worse . After such manifest vio- lation of the principles of our constitution , the form will not long be sacred ; presently every vestige of it will be lost and swallowed up in the gulf of despo- tism . But should ...
... consequences will be worse . After such manifest vio- lation of the principles of our constitution , the form will not long be sacred ; presently every vestige of it will be lost and swallowed up in the gulf of despo- tism . But should ...
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... consequence of admitting the principle contended for in support of this amendment , that the House , when called on to appropriate for an officer , legally appoint- ed , may in the first place inquire , whether the ap- pointment is ...
... consequence of admitting the principle contended for in support of this amendment , that the House , when called on to appropriate for an officer , legally appoint- ed , may in the first place inquire , whether the ap- pointment is ...
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... consequences of those principles , but on the manner in which they have been introduced and supported here . But , say gentlemen , what interest can we have to subvert the constitution ? Why should we harbor de- signs of overthrowing ...
... consequences of those principles , but on the manner in which they have been introduced and supported here . But , say gentlemen , what interest can we have to subvert the constitution ? Why should we harbor de- signs of overthrowing ...
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... consequences did re- sult from their measures . France and the world have groaned and are groaning under these consequences ; nor are they less real or less deplorable , because their authors intended to do good and not mischief . Fana ...
... consequences did re- sult from their measures . France and the world have groaned and are groaning under these consequences ; nor are they less real or less deplorable , because their authors intended to do good and not mischief . Fana ...
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Página 80 - If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
Página 323 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Página 4 - Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned." And also to the Act, entitled, " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, ' An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof...
Página 81 - ... a jealous care of the right of election by the people, a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided; absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics from which there is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism...
Página 233 - That a final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest Court of law or equity of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had...
Página 424 - States, and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union, and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other States...
Página 139 - The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
Página 322 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Página 372 - I shall need, too, the favor of that Being in whose hands we are, who led our fathers, as Israel of old, from their native land and planted them in a country flowing with all the necessaries and comforts of life...
Página 82 - ... these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.