Life of John C. Calhoun: Presenting a Condensed History of Political Events from 1811 to 1843Harper & Brothers, 1843 - 76 страница |
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... ment to them was one of the principal impediments to a resort to arms , he did not hesitate to attack the whole system . To realize the boldness and hazard of such a step , it must be borne in mind that the support or opposition to the ...
... ment to them was one of the principal impediments to a resort to arms , he did not hesitate to attack the whole system . To realize the boldness and hazard of such a step , it must be borne in mind that the support or opposition to the ...
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... ment . This is an unhappy state of the public mind ; and even , I might say , in a government resting essentially on public opinion , a dangerous one . In war . it is different . Its privation , it is true , may be equal or greater ...
... ment . This is an unhappy state of the public mind ; and even , I might say , in a government resting essentially on public opinion , a dangerous one . In war . it is different . Its privation , it is true , may be equal or greater ...
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... ment , but was principally distinguished for the project of a bank , submitted by the administration , and intended for the relief of the financial difficulties of the government . Upon this measure Mr. Calhoun differed from the ...
... ment , but was principally distinguished for the project of a bank , submitted by the administration , and intended for the relief of the financial difficulties of the government . Upon this measure Mr. Calhoun differed from the ...
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... ment and the banks was at that time out of the question . A proposition of the kind would have been rejected on all sides . Nor was it possible then to collect the taxes and dues of the government in specie . It had been almost entirely ...
... ment and the banks was at that time out of the question . A proposition of the kind would have been rejected on all sides . Nor was it possible then to collect the taxes and dues of the government in specie . It had been almost entirely ...
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... ment from the banking system . Through the joint agency of the two measures , the currency was brought to the specie standard , and the evil remedied . During the same session a bill was passed changing the per diem pay of members of ...
... ment from the banking system . Through the joint agency of the two measures , the currency was brought to the specie standard , and the evil remedied . During the same session a bill was passed changing the per diem pay of members of ...
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