Speeches in the convention to amend the constitution of Massachusetts ; Speeches in CongressLittle, Brown and Company, 1853 |
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... Union been deprived of the greater part both of its importance and its splendor , by the es- tablishment of the general government . While the States pos- sessed the power of making war and peace , and maintained military forces by ...
... Union been deprived of the greater part both of its importance and its splendor , by the es- tablishment of the general government . While the States pos- sessed the power of making war and peace , and maintained military forces by ...
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... union of the kingdoms , it cannot be said that there was any judicial independence in Scotland ; and the highest names in Scottish jurisprudence have been charged with being under influences which could not , in modern times , be ...
... union of the kingdoms , it cannot be said that there was any judicial independence in Scotland ; and the highest names in Scottish jurisprudence have been charged with being under influences which could not , in modern times , be ...
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... Union . Several ob- jectionable provisions were removed , and various amendments were in- troduced upon his motion ; and it was a matter of regret to him , as seen in the following speech , that the friends of the bill were not able or ...
... Union . Several ob- jectionable provisions were removed , and various amendments were in- troduced upon his motion ; and it was a matter of regret to him , as seen in the following speech , that the friends of the bill were not able or ...
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... union , even with Scotland , and partly from the narrow views of colonial regulation , which in early and uninformed periods influenced the European states . Nothing , I imagine , would strike the public men of England more singularly ...
... union , even with Scotland , and partly from the narrow views of colonial regulation , which in early and uninformed periods influenced the European states . Nothing , I imagine , would strike the public men of England more singularly ...
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... on these all the jurisdiction which elsewhere belongs to Circuit Courts , and , in other cases , as new States were added to the Union , District Courts were established with the powers of Circuit Courts . 154 THE JUDICIARY .
... on these all the jurisdiction which elsewhere belongs to Circuit Courts , and , in other cases , as new States were added to the Union , District Courts were established with the powers of Circuit Courts . 154 THE JUDICIARY .
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Página 342 - I have not allowed myself, Sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
Página 200 - With the movements in this hemisphere we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the allied powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
Página 319 - ... in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them.
Página 501 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
Página 455 - Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Página 317 - Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts ; she needs none. There she is. Behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history ; the world knows it by heart.
Página 275 - I never shall be, into crimination and recrimination, the honorable member may perhaps find that, in that contest, there will be blows to take as well as blows to give; that others can state comparisons as significant, at least, as his own; and that his impunity may possibly demand of him whatever powers of taunt and sarcasm he may possess. I commend him to a prudent husbandry of his resources.
Página 477 - We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this constitution.
Página 255 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United 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 498 - To grant patents for useful inventions. "To secure to authors exclusive rights for a certain time. "To establish public institutions, rewards, and immunities for the promotion of agriculture, commerce, trades, and manufactures.