The Political Text-book, Or Encyclopedia: Containing Everything Necessary for the Reference of the Politicians and Statesmen of the United StatesMichael W. Cluskey J. B. Smith, 1859 - 790 էջ |
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... present time , and are likely to continue to be . This necessity is apparent to every politician in the country . The vast aggregate of political history in the shape of Congressional Debates , & c . , through which the seeker for ...
... present time , and are likely to continue to be . This necessity is apparent to every politician in the country . The vast aggregate of political history in the shape of Congressional Debates , & c . , through which the seeker for ...
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... present this subject to your notice . They have observed , with real satisfaction , that many important and salutary powers are vested in you , for promoting the welfare and securing the blessings of liberty to the people of the United ...
... present this subject to your notice . They have observed , with real satisfaction , that many important and salutary powers are vested in you , for promoting the welfare and securing the blessings of liberty to the people of the United ...
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... present- ing it . He had no idea of supporting the prayer of the petition ; but had made up his mind long since that it was inexpedient to interfere with the subject . That part of the motion directing the peti- tion to be returned ...
... present- ing it . He had no idea of supporting the prayer of the petition ; but had made up his mind long since that it was inexpedient to interfere with the subject . That part of the motion directing the peti- tion to be returned ...
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... present , except Messrs . Cal- houn , Clayton , Kent , Moore , Naudain , and Southard . Every Senator present voted aye on Mr. Buchanan's motion , except Messrs . Davis , Hendricks , Knight , Prentiss , Swift , and Webster . The large ...
... present , except Messrs . Cal- houn , Clayton , Kent , Moore , Naudain , and Southard . Every Senator present voted aye on Mr. Buchanan's motion , except Messrs . Davis , Hendricks , Knight , Prentiss , Swift , and Webster . The large ...
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... present with you on that occasion , but my engagements will not permit me . I rejoice in your movement . I have faith and hope in progress . I look for- ward hopefully for the day when the word slave shall be without practical meaning ...
... present with you on that occasion , but my engagements will not permit me . I rejoice in your movement . I have faith and hope in progress . I look for- ward hopefully for the day when the word slave shall be without practical meaning ...
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The Political Text-book, Or Encyclopedia: Containing Everything Necessary ... Michael W. Cluskey Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1860 |
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Էջ 279 - That the Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and measure of redress.
Էջ 72 - The Congress of the united states shall have power to adjourn to any time within the year, and to any place within the united states, so that no period of adjournment be for a longer duration than the space of six months, and shall publish the Journal of their proceedings monthly, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alliances or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy...
Էջ 71 - ... defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sentence or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, the judgment or sentence and other proceedings being in either case transmitted to Congress, and lodged among the acts of Congress for the security of the parties concerned: provided that every commissioner, before he sits in judgment, shall take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the Supreme or Superior Court of the State where...
Էջ 188 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Էջ 180 - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, (paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted,) shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States...
Էջ 67 - ... a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as the palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned, and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
Էջ 71 - ... shall take an oath to be administered by one of the judges of the supreme or superior court of the State, where the cause shall be tried, " well and truly to hear and determine the matter in question, according to the best of his judgment, without favor, affection, or hope of reward : " provided also that no State shall be deprived of territory for the benefit of the United States.
Էջ 72 - AND WHEREAS, It hath pleased the great Governor of the world to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of and to authorize us to ratify the said Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, Know ye, that we, the undersigned delegates, by virtue of the power and authority to us given for that purpose, do, by these presents, in the name and in behalf of our respective constituents, fully and entirely ratify and confirm each and every of the said Articles...
Էջ 343 - In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do.
Էջ 70 - Congress by less than two, nor by more than seven Members; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the united states, for which he, or another for his benefit receives any salary, fees or emolument of any kind.