Eloquence of the United States, Volumen2E. & H. Clark, 1827 |
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... consequences of its operation . One of the most serious has been anticipated , when I described the blow it would give to the constitution of our coun- try . We should cautiously beware of the first act of violation ; habituated to ...
... consequences of its operation . One of the most serious has been anticipated , when I described the blow it would give to the constitution of our coun- try . We should cautiously beware of the first act of violation ; habituated to ...
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... consequences will be worse . After such manifest vio- lation of the principles of our constitution , the form will not long be sacred ; presently every vestige of it will be lost and swallowed up in the gulf of despo- tism . But should ...
... consequences will be worse . After such manifest vio- lation of the principles of our constitution , the form will not long be sacred ; presently every vestige of it will be lost and swallowed up in the gulf of despo- tism . But should ...
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... consequence of admitting the principle contended for in support of this amendment , that the House , when called on to appropriate for an officer , legally appoint- ed , may in the first place inquire , whether the ap- pointment is ...
... consequence of admitting the principle contended for in support of this amendment , that the House , when called on to appropriate for an officer , legally appoint- ed , may in the first place inquire , whether the ap- pointment is ...
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... consequences of those principles , but on the manner in which they have been introduced and supported here . But , say gentlemen , what interest can we have to subvert the constitution ? Why should we harbor de- signs of overthrowing ...
... consequences of those principles , but on the manner in which they have been introduced and supported here . But , say gentlemen , what interest can we have to subvert the constitution ? Why should we harbor de- signs of overthrowing ...
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... consequences did re- sult from their measures . France and the world have groaned and are groaning under these consequences ; nor are they less real or less deplorable , because their authors intended to do good and not mischief . Fana ...
... consequences did re- sult from their measures . France and the world have groaned and are groaning under these consequences ; nor are they less real or less deplorable , because their authors intended to do good and not mischief . Fana ...
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Página 78 - If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
Página 79 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political: peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none: the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies: the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home, and safety abroad...
Página 321 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Página 79 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace, and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith...
Página 79 - ... a jealous care of the right of election by the people, a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided; absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics from which there is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism...
Página 231 - That a final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest Court of law or equity of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had...
Página 137 - The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
Página 320 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Página 447 - Union are virtually dissolved ; that the states which compose it are free from their moral obligations ; and that, as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, to prepare definitely for a separation — amicably if they can, violently if they must.
Página 81 - Relying, then, on the patronage of your good will, I advance with obedience to the work, ready to retire from it whenever you become sensible how much better choice it is in your power to make. And may ' that Infinite Power which rules the destinies of the universe lead our councils to what is best, and give them a favorable issue for your peace and prosperity.