History of Congress, biographical and political, Հատոր 11848 |
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... never more returned to his wife and chil- dren , but had the satisfaction of knowing , before he died , that the independence of his country was established , although no treaty of peace had been negotiated , and that his sons were all ...
... never more returned to his wife and chil- dren , but had the satisfaction of knowing , before he died , that the independence of his country was established , although no treaty of peace had been negotiated , and that his sons were all ...
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... never bloomed . He then returned to his native city , after an absence of four years . He devoted himself at once to the study of the law , and was admitted to the bar in 1818 , having about that time been mar- ried to a cousin , Mary ...
... never bloomed . He then returned to his native city , after an absence of four years . He devoted himself at once to the study of the law , and was admitted to the bar in 1818 , having about that time been mar- ried to a cousin , Mary ...
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... never been able to go with any party to its ultimate . He supports the executive power when- ever he deems that there is danger from the encroachments of the representative . He opposes the President when he would ISAAC EDWARD HOLMES . 19.
... never been able to go with any party to its ultimate . He supports the executive power when- ever he deems that there is danger from the encroachments of the representative . He opposes the President when he would ISAAC EDWARD HOLMES . 19.
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... particular line of policy ; for I must say that I have never known a public man whose policy has varied so much and so often , in accordance with his exact position at the time , as General Jackson's . 22 HISTORY OF CONGRESS .
... particular line of policy ; for I must say that I have never known a public man whose policy has varied so much and so often , in accordance with his exact position at the time , as General Jackson's . 22 HISTORY OF CONGRESS .
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... never faltered in his career till he found another great man running the same race with him , and then he tack- ed about and took another course . But , without dwelling on this part of the subject , I will put the question to the Demo ...
... never faltered in his career till he found another great man running the same race with him , and then he tack- ed about and took another course . But , without dwelling on this part of the subject , I will put the question to the Demo ...
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Էջ 375 - Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Էջ 105 - It is agreed, that any country that may be claimed by either party on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall. together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open, for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers...
Էջ 148 - Britannic majesty shall be continued westward along the said forty-ninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said channel and of Fuca's Straits to the Pacific Ocean...
Էջ 148 - Bay Company, and to all British subjects trading with the same, to the point where the said branch meets the main stream of the Columbia, and thence down the said main stream to the ocean, with free access into and through the said river or rivers, it being understood that all the usual portages along the line thus described shall, in like manner, be free and open.
Էջ 92 - European nation should be respected, but it is due alike to our safety and our interests that the efficient protection of our laws should be extended over our whole territorial limits, and that it should be distinctly announced to the world as our settled policy that no future European colony or dominion shall with our consent be planted or established on any part of the North American continent.
Էջ 177 - Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Էջ 82 - That our title to the whole of the territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power; and that the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this convention recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union.
Էջ 106 - Art. 2. It shall be competent, however, to either of the contracting parties, in case either should think fit, at any time after the 20th of October, 1828, on giving due notice of twelve months to the other contracting party, to annul and abrogate this Convention; and it shall, in such case, be accordingly entirely annulled and abrogated, after the expiration of the said term of notice.
Էջ 406 - Upon the call of the House, the names of the members shall be called over by the Clerk, and the absentees noted ; after which the names of the absentees shall...
Էջ 406 - When a member shall be discharged from custody and admitted to his seat, the House shall determine whether such discharge shall be with or without paying fees ; and in like manner, whether a delinquent member, taken into custody by a special messenger, shall, or shall not, be liable to defray the expense of such special messenger.