Speeches in the convention to amend the constitution of Massachusetts ; Speeches in CongressLittle, Brown and Company, 1853 |
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... evil resulting from it , I should have been willing to retain it , unless considerable objection had been expressed to it . If others were satisfied with it , I should be . I do not consider it , however , essential to retain it , as ...
... evil resulting from it , I should have been willing to retain it , unless considerable objection had been expressed to it . If others were satisfied with it , I should be . I do not consider it , however , essential to retain it , as ...
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... evil incident to a good and salutary rule , and ought to be , as I doubt not it will be , quietly borne . I forbear , Mr. Chairman , to take notice of many minor objec- tions to the report of the committee . The defence of that report ...
... evil incident to a good and salutary rule , and ought to be , as I doubt not it will be , quietly borne . I forbear , Mr. Chairman , to take notice of many minor objec- tions to the report of the committee . The defence of that report ...
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... evil . If evil do arise , we may be sure it will be a great evil ; if this power should happen to be abused , the consequences would be most mischievous . It is not a sufficient answer to say that we have as yet felt no in- convenience ...
... evil . If evil do arise , we may be sure it will be a great evil ; if this power should happen to be abused , the consequences would be most mischievous . It is not a sufficient answer to say that we have as yet felt no in- convenience ...
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... evil at any time . In times to come it will , I hope , be useful . If it were only to be harmless , there would be sufficient reason why it should be sup- ported in preference to such a contrivance as is now in contem- plation . The ...
... evil at any time . In times to come it will , I hope , be useful . If it were only to be harmless , there would be sufficient reason why it should be sup- ported in preference to such a contrivance as is now in contem- plation . The ...
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... evil would be less . But the bank has not the power to sell it , and , for all purposes of enabling it to fulfil its engagements , its funds might as well be at the bottom of the ocean as in government stocks , of which it cannot ...
... evil would be less . But the bank has not the power to sell it , and , for all purposes of enabling it to fulfil its engagements , its funds might as well be at the bottom of the ocean as in government stocks , of which it cannot ...
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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.