Thirty Years' View: Or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850. Chiefly Taken from the Congress Debates, the Private Papers of General Jackson, and the Speeches of Ex-Senator Benton, with His Actual View of the Men and Affairs: with Historical Notes and Illustrations, and Some Notices of Eminent Deceased Contemporaries, Том 1D. Appleton, 1854 |
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... never saw an enemy , and his parliamentary attendance , though he never made a speech , were of far more use to him than years of retirement and study would have been . If the time that he spent on parade and at mess in Hampshire , or ...
... never saw an enemy , and his parliamentary attendance , though he never made a speech , were of far more use to him than years of retirement and study would have been . If the time that he spent on parade and at mess in Hampshire , or ...
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... never de- young federal government , was a severe ranged ; of the federal treasury , never polluted upon the finances of the federal treasury , as with " unavailable funds , " and constantly cram- as upon the courage and discipline of ...
... never de- young federal government , was a severe ranged ; of the federal treasury , never polluted upon the finances of the federal treasury , as with " unavailable funds , " and constantly cram- as upon the courage and discipline of ...
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... never did and never can take place ; for a large portion of the government payments accruing within the lat- ter quarters of any year are not paid until the next year . And so on in every quarter of every year . The sums becoming ...
... never did and never can take place ; for a large portion of the government payments accruing within the lat- ter quarters of any year are not paid until the next year . And so on in every quarter of every year . The sums becoming ...
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... never had , at a delicate intimation where he desired to give a hint , without offence ; and he displayed it on this occasion . He replied to Mr. Pinkney , referring to him by the parliamentary designa- tion of " the member from ...
... never had , at a delicate intimation where he desired to give a hint , without offence ; and he displayed it on this occasion . He replied to Mr. Pinkney , referring to him by the parliamentary designa- tion of " the member from ...
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... never to intermeddle , even by obtrusive advice , it is that which concerns religious liberty . The most cruel and devastating wars have been produced by such interferences ; the blood of man has been poured out in torrents ; and , from ...
... never to intermeddle , even by obtrusive advice , it is that which concerns religious liberty . The most cruel and devastating wars have been produced by such interferences ; the blood of man has been poured out in torrents ; and , from ...
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