Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention, Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Том 2White & Potter, printers, 1853 - 2631 страница |
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... body else he may choose to select , to command them while they may be absent from the Com- monwealth . He has no ... body of men . Sir , they are a body of men who do credit to the State . They are the State . I am not going to argue the ...
... body else he may choose to select , to command them while they may be absent from the Com- monwealth . He has no ... body of men . Sir , they are a body of men who do credit to the State . They are the State . I am not going to argue the ...
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... body . I may be permitted to allude to a proposition which I had the honor to submit myself . Nearly a week has elapsed since it was pre- sented to this body and ordered to be printed , and until this morning , the printed document has ...
... body . I may be permitted to allude to a proposition which I had the honor to submit myself . Nearly a week has elapsed since it was pre- sented to this body and ordered to be printed , and until this morning , the printed document has ...
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... body , and until some such plan is proposed , I think it would be very unwise , and improper , either to attempt to restrict the debate at all , or to force us to a vote upon a question which a few may be disposed to carry through . I ...
... body , and until some such plan is proposed , I think it would be very unwise , and improper , either to attempt to restrict the debate at all , or to force us to a vote upon a question which a few may be disposed to carry through . I ...
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... body . I do not wish to be understood , however , as having any desire to drive gentlemen to a premature vote upon any subject , and especially one of such importance as this . I propose to modify my motion so that the vote on the ...
... body . I do not wish to be understood , however , as having any desire to drive gentlemen to a premature vote upon any subject , and especially one of such importance as this . I propose to modify my motion so that the vote on the ...
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... body can say on his conscience , that there has been the slight- est attempt to stifle the debate upon any question that is or has been before the Convention . Mr. BRIGGS . I ask the gentleman if he un- derstood me as saying any such ...
... body can say on his conscience , that there has been the slight- est attempt to stifle the debate upon any question that is or has been before the Convention . Mr. BRIGGS . I ask the gentleman if he un- derstood me as saying any such ...
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