Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Dec. 1, 1817-March 3, 1821D. Appleton, 1858 |
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... given to the constitution , " that the President he felt embarrassed by this public discussion ; shall make treaties , and by and with the advice that he is restrained by his situation from mak- and consent of the Senate ratify the same ...
... given to the constitution , " that the President he felt embarrassed by this public discussion ; shall make treaties , and by and with the advice that he is restrained by his situation from mak- and consent of the Senate ratify the same ...
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... given support to the army . Their full pay for real service per- formed , as well as for five years ' full pay after their service terminated , was liquidated and settled at the specie standard ; and Government certificates given ...
... given support to the army . Their full pay for real service per- formed , as well as for five years ' full pay after their service terminated , was liquidated and settled at the specie standard ; and Government certificates given ...
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... given the well - merited praise . He would return to the subject . If the pensions are to be given , because the army deserved well of the country , and some of them are now poor , would it not follow that all who deserved well , and ...
... given the well - merited praise . He would return to the subject . If the pensions are to be given , because the army deserved well of the country , and some of them are now poor , would it not follow that all who deserved well , and ...
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... given by the bill , may have been reduced to poverty , by the enemy's burning and destroy- ing their property , for fighting on the same side , and probably in the same battles with those who are to receive them . He would just remark ...
... given by the bill , may have been reduced to poverty , by the enemy's burning and destroy- ing their property , for fighting on the same side , and probably in the same battles with those who are to receive them . He would just remark ...
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... given in the field , were met with the op- probrious epithets of hireling , mercenary , and pensioner ! It is to the prejudice which existed everywhere amongst us , against the country from which we had been separated , and against ...
... given in the field , were met with the op- probrious epithets of hireling , mercenary , and pensioner ! It is to the prejudice which existed everywhere amongst us , against the country from which we had been separated , and against ...
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Էջ 387 - And whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever...
Էջ 415 - The State of California is an inseparable part of the American Union, and the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land.
Էջ 390 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Էջ 304 - An elective despotism was not the government we fought for, but one which should not only be founded on free principles but in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among several bodies of magistracy as that no one could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others.
Էջ 394 - Although, among the enumerated powers of government, we do not find the word "bank" or "incorporation," we find the great powers to lay and collect taxes, to borrow money, to regulate commerce, to declare and conduct a war, and to raise and support armies and navies. The sword and the purse, all the external relations, and no inconsiderable portion of the industry of the nation, are intrusted to its government.
Էջ 387 - State shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever ; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and State government : Provided, The constitution and government, so to be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles...
Էջ 431 - ... 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 422 - The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year 1808, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.
Էջ 386 - ... establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and governments which forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory; to provide also for the establishment of states, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the Federal councils on an equal footing with the original states, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest...
Էջ 39 - Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land : and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.