The American union; its effect on national character and policy [&c.].R. Bentley, 1861 |
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... whilst the vigorous energy of the race , and the glare of apparent success , may have con-- fused our judgment , and diverted attention from the real facts . In endeavouring to form an opinion of the real value of the Union , one of the ...
... whilst the vigorous energy of the race , and the glare of apparent success , may have con-- fused our judgment , and diverted attention from the real facts . In endeavouring to form an opinion of the real value of the Union , one of the ...
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... whilst but for this they might have been incorporated with the larger , and so have prevented the civil wars that proved so fatal to the country . If it be held that the mercurial character of the Greek rendered his government unstable ...
... whilst but for this they might have been incorporated with the larger , and so have prevented the civil wars that proved so fatal to the country . If it be held that the mercurial character of the Greek rendered his government unstable ...
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James Spence. between anarchy and despotism , with intermittent fits of civil war ; whilst on the other side of that range , there is a Republic - that of Chili - free from the Federal principle ; a people of the same race , much less ...
James Spence. between anarchy and despotism , with intermittent fits of civil war ; whilst on the other side of that range , there is a Republic - that of Chili - free from the Federal principle ; a people of the same race , much less ...
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... whilst , on the other hand , it strengthens all the influences that tend to disruption ; for with the growth of riches come the means of political corruption , - with the accumulation of masses of indigent popu- lation arise the ...
... whilst , on the other hand , it strengthens all the influences that tend to disruption ; for with the growth of riches come the means of political corruption , - with the accumulation of masses of indigent popu- lation arise the ...
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... whilst the letter and form remain , to work out , in this and many other instances , the most serious injury to the com- munity . In the present case the electoral col- lege has become a useless form , but not a harmless one . The ...
... whilst the letter and form remain , to work out , in this and many other instances , the most serious injury to the com- munity . In the present case the electoral col- lege has become a useless form , but not a harmless one . The ...
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Side 338 - FREEDOM of speech and debate in congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court, or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
Side 343 - ... to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each state for its quota, in proportion to the number of white inhabitants in such state...
Side 40 - What signify a few lives lost in a century or two ? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Side 353 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Side 344 - ... nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defence and welfare of the United States, or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States...
Side 356 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Side 354 - Term, be elected as follows: 2. Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress...
Side 330 - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Side 336 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
Side 349 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.