Off-hand Takings; Or, Crayon Sketches of the Noticeable Men of Our AgeDe Witt & Davenport, 1854 - 408 страница |
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... South at the expense of the North . As a public speaker , he seldom enlivens his arguments with the flashes of wit , but he has said some keen things , which have become as common as " household words . " At a public meeting , a young ...
... South at the expense of the North . As a public speaker , he seldom enlivens his arguments with the flashes of wit , but he has said some keen things , which have become as common as " household words . " At a public meeting , a young ...
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... South his superior . That he has been a sagacious statesman , a skillful diplomatist , a profound investi- gator , and the greatest thinker in America , is the opinion of millions of his countrymen . Never was the English language more ...
... South his superior . That he has been a sagacious statesman , a skillful diplomatist , a profound investi- gator , and the greatest thinker in America , is the opinion of millions of his countrymen . Never was the English language more ...
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... South Carolina , or any other state , to prescribe my constitutional duty , or to settle , between me and the people , the validity of laws of Con- gress for which I have voted . I decline her umpirage . I have not sworn to support the ...
... South Carolina , or any other state , to prescribe my constitutional duty , or to settle , between me and the people , the validity of laws of Con- gress for which I have voted . I decline her umpirage . I have not sworn to support the ...
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... is to be done . Now , I wish to be informed how this state interference is to be put in prac tice . We will take the existing case of the tariff law . South Carolina is said to have made up her opinion upon OFF - HAND TAKINGS . 15.
... is to be done . Now , I wish to be informed how this state interference is to be put in prac tice . We will take the existing case of the tariff law . South Carolina is said to have made up her opinion upon OFF - HAND TAKINGS . 15.
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... South Carolina , or the citizens . thereof . So far , all is a paper transaction , and easy enough . But the collector at Charleston is collecting the duties imposed by these tariff laws - he , therefore , must be stopped . The ...
... South Carolina , or the citizens . thereof . So far , all is a paper transaction , and easy enough . But the collector at Charleston is collecting the duties imposed by these tariff laws - he , therefore , must be stopped . The ...
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Страница 19 - While the Union lasts we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us — for us and our children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the veil. God grant that in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise ! God grant that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind ! When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent...
Страница 18 - It is to that Union we owe our safety at home and our consideration and dignity abroad. It is to that Union that we are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country. That Union we reached only by the discipline of our virtues in the severe school of adversity. It had its origin in the necessities of disordered finance, prostrate commerce, and ruined credit.
Страница 124 - But let its humbled sons, instead, From sea to lake, A long lament, as for the dead, In sadness make. Of all we loved and honored, naught Save power remains; A fallen angel's pride of thought, Still strong in chains.
Страница 18 - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion to see whether with my short sight I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
Страница 17 - ... that, some years ago. How, then, they would ask, do you propose to defend us ? We are not afraid of bullets, but treason has a way of taking people off that we do not much relish. How do you propose to defend us? "Look at my floating banner," he would reply; "see there the nullifying law!
Страница 14 - Sir, I deny this power of State legislatures altogether. It cannot stand the test of examination. Gentlemen may say, that in an extreme case, a State government might protect the people from intolerable oppression. Sir, in such a case, the people might protect themselves, without the aid of the State governments. Such a case warrants revolution. It must make, when it comes, a law for itself. A nullifying act of a State legislature cannot alter the case, nor make resistance any more lawful. In maintaining...
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Страница 14 - I decline her umpirage. I have not sworn to support the constitution according to her construction of its clauses. I have not stipulated, by my oath of office or otherwise, to come under any responsibility, except to the people, and those whom they have appointed to pass upon the question, whether the laws, supported by my votes, conform to the constitution of the country.
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