| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 608 páginas
...member of the convention from Pennsylvania, rose in his place, and thus addressed the president : " Mr. President — The small progress we have made, after...reasonings with each other, our different sentiments, on almos* every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes, is, methinks, a melancholy... | |
| Jasper Adams - 1833 - 90 páginas
...intimate connection with this discussion, the speech is attached to this note. "Mr. President, (says he) the small progress we have made after four or five weeks close attendance and continual reasoning with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing... | |
| Solomon Southwick - 1834 - 340 páginas
...Convention every morning, and in support of his motion, thus addressed the President. " Mr. President—The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks...the human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to... | |
| Solomon Southwick - 1834 - 336 páginas
...to in the Convention every morning, and in support of his motion, thus addressed the President. "Mr. President. — The small progress we have made, after...continual reasonings with each other, our different sentisi.ents on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes, is methinks... | |
| 1834 - 500 páginas
...Convention for the adoption of the Constitution of the United States will confirm my . tatement. " MR. PRESIDENT, " The small progress we have made after four or five weeks close attendance arid continual reasonings with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question, several... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 552 páginas
...materials for ascertaining the importance of each colony." MOTION FOR PRAYERS IN THE CONVENTION. MR. PRESIDENT, The small progress we have made, after...seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since VOL. v. 20 we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 572 páginas
...materials for ascertaining the importance of each colony." MOTION FOR PRAYERS IN THE CONVENTION. MR. PRESIDENT, The small progress we have made, after...every question, several of the last producing as many JVoes as Jlyes, is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding We... | |
| United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland) - 1839 - 596 páginas
...members : The small progress we have made after four or five weeks of close attendance and continued reasonings with each other, our different sentiments...— several of the last producing as many noes as yeas — is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed... | |
| James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840 - 708 páginas
...not," was put off till to-morrow, at the request of the Deputies from New York. Doctor FRANKLIN. Mr. President, The small progress we have made after four...imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem to (eel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone... | |
| James Madison - 1842 - 704 páginas
..."not," was put off till to-morrow, at the request of the Deputies from New York. Doctor FKANKLIN. Mr. President, The small progress we have made after four...methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running... | |
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