Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams, Sixth President of the United States: With the Eulogy Delivered Before the Legislature of New YorkDerby, Miller, 1849 - 404 sider This book is a biography of John Quincy Adams, United States Senator, Congressman from Massachusetts, and the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. |
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... Slavery -Opposition of Southern Members - Exciting Scenes in the House of Representatives - Marks of confidence in Mr. Adams . 280 CHAPTER XIV . Mr. Adams ' firmness in discharge of duty - His exertions in behalf of the Amistad Slaves ...
... Slavery -Opposition of Southern Members - Exciting Scenes in the House of Representatives - Marks of confidence in Mr. Adams . 280 CHAPTER XIV . Mr. Adams ' firmness in discharge of duty - His exertions in behalf of the Amistad Slaves ...
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... slaves are alarmed on the other , lest he should expose their servility . The cry from all quarters is , ' He is the proudest man in the world : he cannot bear to be under obligation . ' " I never in my life observed any one endeavoring ...
... slaves are alarmed on the other , lest he should expose their servility . The cry from all quarters is , ' He is the proudest man in the world : he cannot bear to be under obligation . ' " I never in my life observed any one endeavoring ...
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... slavery of plodding over the rubbish of antiquity ( a cant so common among the heedless votaries of indolence ) , dulls the edge of all industry , and is one of the most powerful ingredients in the Circean potion which transforms many ...
... slavery of plodding over the rubbish of antiquity ( a cant so common among the heedless votaries of indolence ) , dulls the edge of all industry , and is one of the most powerful ingredients in the Circean potion which transforms many ...
Side 87
... slaves . This was the first public indication of his views on the subject of slavery . It was a premonition of the bold , unflinch- ing , noble warfare against that institution , and of the advocacy of human freedom and human rights in ...
... slaves . This was the first public indication of his views on the subject of slavery . It was a premonition of the bold , unflinch- ing , noble warfare against that institution , and of the advocacy of human freedom and human rights in ...
Side 159
... slaves — in alluring the aboriginal hunters of our land to the culti- vation of the soil and of the mind - in exploring the interior regions of the Union , and in preparing , by scientific researches and surveys , for the further ...
... slaves — in alluring the aboriginal hunters of our land to the culti- vation of the soil and of the mind - in exploring the interior regions of the Union , and in preparing , by scientific researches and surveys , for the further ...
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Side 28 - The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward, forevermore.
Side 372 - He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.
Side 287 - Joint Resolution. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...
Side 246 - And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel...
Side 124 - Resolved, That provision ought to be made, by law, for defraying the expense incident to the appointment of an Agent or Commissioner to Greece, whenever the President shall deem it expedient to make such appointment.
Side 29 - You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not, I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the gloom, I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory.
Side 28 - This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston.
Side 68 - Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people ? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
Side 323 - With dying hand the rudder held, Till, in his fall, with fateful sway, The steerage of the realm gave way!
Side 42 - Sir, the circumstances of this audience are so extraordinary, the language you have now held is so extremely proper, and the feelings you have discovered so justly adapted to the occasion, that I must say, that I not only receive with pleasure the assurance of the friendly disposition of the United States, but that I am very glad the choice has fallen upon you to be their minister.