The Life and Times of Henry Clay, Հատոր 1A. S. Barnes, 1846 |
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... foreign and domestic policy , are here . That there should be a uniformity of views as to the reasoning from facts , as they present the aspects of that history , was not to be expected ; and the privilege of such disagreement , is ...
... foreign and domestic policy , are here . That there should be a uniformity of views as to the reasoning from facts , as they present the aspects of that history , was not to be expected ; and the privilege of such disagreement , is ...
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... foreign countries . While secretary of state , under Mr. Adams , the weekly levees were held alternately at the president's and Mr. Clay's . Mr. Clay is far from being opulent . His long service in public life , during which he has been ...
... foreign countries . While secretary of state , under Mr. Adams , the weekly levees were held alternately at the president's and Mr. Clay's . Mr. Clay is far from being opulent . His long service in public life , during which he has been ...
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... to maintain . The rights of the states , being another class , have also their claims . Mr. Clay , however his own personal feel- VOL . I. - 4 That is the In all foreign ings or private judgment AND RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS . 49.
... to maintain . The rights of the states , being another class , have also their claims . Mr. Clay , however his own personal feel- VOL . I. - 4 That is the In all foreign ings or private judgment AND RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS . 49.
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Calvin Colton. That is the In all foreign ings or private judgment might differ from the rule , would no more consider himself entitled to depart from it , in the discharge of his public duties , than a Christian priest to violate the ...
Calvin Colton. That is the In all foreign ings or private judgment might differ from the rule , would no more consider himself entitled to depart from it , in the discharge of his public duties , than a Christian priest to violate the ...
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... foreign parts , especially to Great Britain , by excessive imports . In the same manner , and for the same reason , as the channels of domestic trade then existed , there was a large balance against the west , in favor of the east , of ...
... foreign parts , especially to Great Britain , by excessive imports . In the same manner , and for the same reason , as the channels of domestic trade then existed , there was a large balance against the west , in favor of the east , of ...
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Էջ 279 - ... 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 279 - And be it further enacted, that in all that territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited.
Էջ 350 - In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the Department of the Interior of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Էջ 55 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates.
Էջ 448 - Their patriotism would certainly prefer its continuance and application to the great purposes of the public education, roads, rivers, canals, and such other objects of public improvement as it may be thought proper to add to the constitutional enumeration of federal powers.
Էջ 167 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner; and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The .immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! logo.
Էջ 180 - An honorable peace is attainable only by an efficient war. My plan would b,e to call out the ample resources of the country, give them a judicious direction, prosecute the war with the utmost vigor, strike wherever we can reach the enemy, at sea or on land, and negotiate the terms of a peace at Quebec or at Halifax.
Էջ 468 - American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States, as have become or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Էջ 197 - I desire no concealment of my opinions in regard to the institution of slavery. I look upon it as a great evil, and deeply lament that we have derived it from the parental government and from our ancestors.
Էջ 350 - President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these Presents, Greeting: KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity...