History of the Federal Government for Fifty Years : from March, 1789 to March, 1839S.G. Simpson, 1840 - 480 sider |
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... remove an unfaithful or incompetent or inefficient officer , without consulting the Senate who would often be absent from the Seat of Government for half the year , and who could not possibly be acquainted with the ability of the in ...
... remove an unfaithful or incompetent or inefficient officer , without consulting the Senate who would often be absent from the Seat of Government for half the year , and who could not possibly be acquainted with the ability of the in ...
Side 24
... removal without the . assent of the Senate . That he should possess the power , " as to the high confidential officers about him , and concern ed in administering the government , there cannot be a rea- sonable doubt . And here , the ...
... removal without the . assent of the Senate . That he should possess the power , " as to the high confidential officers about him , and concern ed in administering the government , there cannot be a rea- sonable doubt . And here , the ...
Side 87
... removed ; or be less dangerous in future to the peace of the United States . But should new disputes arise , he was not disposed to admit that others might not meet them with proper discretion and firmness . When , therefore , some of ...
... removed ; or be less dangerous in future to the peace of the United States . But should new disputes arise , he was not disposed to admit that others might not meet them with proper discretion and firmness . When , therefore , some of ...
Side 106
... removal of restrictions on the commercial intercourse with the island of St. Domingo , in pursuance of authority given him by Congress to proceedings of the commissioners under the late treaty with Great Britain , and to the ...
... removal of restrictions on the commercial intercourse with the island of St. Domingo , in pursuance of authority given him by Congress to proceedings of the commissioners under the late treaty with Great Britain , and to the ...
Side 119
... removed able and upright men from offices of a subordinate grade , his conduct was con- sidered improper and arbitrary , and as partaking somewhat of the right of prerogative , usually claimed and exercised by royal princes . The new ...
... removed able and upright men from offices of a subordinate grade , his conduct was con- sidered improper and arbitrary , and as partaking somewhat of the right of prerogative , usually claimed and exercised by royal princes . The new ...
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History of the Federal Government, for Fifty Years: From March, 1789 to ... Alden Bradford Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1840 |
History of the Federal Government, for Fifty Years: From March, 1789 to ... Alden Bradford Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1840 |
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Side 459 - ... 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.
Side 87 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Side 446 - It is, sir, the people's Constitution, the people's Government; made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.
Side 462 - the constitution and the laws of the United States, made in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.
Side 16 - I dare hope is, that if, in executing this task, I have been too much swayed by a grateful remembrance of former instances, or by an affectionate sensibility to this transcendent proof of the confidence of my fellow-citizens and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me, my error will be palliated by the motives which misled me, and its consequences be judged by my country, with some share of the partiality in which they originated.
Side 17 - He has been pleased to favor the American people with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquillity, and dispositions for deciding with unparalleled unanimity on a form of government for the security of their union and the advancement of their happiness...
Side 15 - On the one hand, I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love, from a retreat which I had chosen with the fondest predilection, and, in my flattering hopes, with an immutable decision, as the asylum of my declining years, a retreat which was rendered every day more necessary as well as more dear to me by the addition of habit to inclination, and of frequent interruptions in my health, to the gradual waste committed on it by time.
Side 457 - We, who are your agents and servants for one purpose, will undertake to decide, that your other agents and servants, appointed by you for another purpose, have transcended the authority you gave them! " The reply would be, I think, not impertinent — " Who made you a judge over another's servants? To their own masters they stand or fall.
Side 458 - But while the people choose to maintain it as it is, while they are satisfied with it and refuse to change it, who has given or who can give to the State legislatures a right to alter it, either by interference, construction, or otherwise ? Gentlemen do not seem to recollect that the people have any power to do anything for themselves.
Side 311 - States were bound, in good faith, to extinguish the Indian title to lands within the limits of Georgia, so soon as it could be done peaceably and on reasonable terms.