Life of John C. Calhoun: Presenting a Condensed History of Political Events from 1811 to 1843Harper & Brothers, 1843 - 76 страница |
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... occasion , with thirteen other whites , he maintained a desperate conflict for hours with the Cherokee Indians , until , overwhelmed by su- perior numbers , he was forced to retreat , leaving seven of his companions dead upon the field ...
... occasion , with thirteen other whites , he maintained a desperate conflict for hours with the Cherokee Indians , until , overwhelmed by su- perior numbers , he was forced to retreat , leaving seven of his companions dead upon the field ...
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... occasion before the vote was taken on the resolutions . The meeting was large , and it was the first time he had ever appeared before the public . He acquitted himself with such success that his name was pre- sented as a candidate for ...
... occasion before the vote was taken on the resolutions . The meeting was large , and it was the first time he had ever appeared before the public . He acquitted himself with such success that his name was pre- sented as a candidate for ...
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... occasion will not fail to perceive that the support he gave the bill looked , not to what has since been called the protective policy , but almost wholly to consid- erations of a public character connected with the foreign relations of ...
... occasion will not fail to perceive that the support he gave the bill looked , not to what has since been called the protective policy , but almost wholly to consid- erations of a public character connected with the foreign relations of ...
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... occasion upon which the decision was made . Mr. Randolph was then a mem- ber of the Senate , and gave full vent to his inimitably sarcastic power against the administration , and especially against the President and the Secretary of ...
... occasion upon which the decision was made . Mr. Randolph was then a mem- ber of the Senate , and gave full vent to his inimitably sarcastic power against the administration , and especially against the President and the Secretary of ...
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... occasion is but one instance of self - sacrifice among many in a long life , the whole course of which abundantly proves that office , even the highest , has ever been with him subordinate to his sense of duty and the public welfare ...
... occasion is but one instance of self - sacrifice among many in a long life , the whole course of which abundantly proves that office , even the highest , has ever been with him subordinate to his sense of duty and the public welfare ...
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Страница 45 - That to this compact each state acceded as a state, and is an integral party, its co-states forming as to itself, the other party: That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers...
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