Life of John C. Calhoun: Presenting a Condensed History of Political Events from 1811 to 1843. Together with a Selection from His Speeches, Reports, and Other Writings Subsequent to His Election as Vice-president of the United States, Including His Leading Speech on the Late War Delivered in 1811Harper & Brothers, 1843 - 554 страница Selection from the speeches, reports, and other publications of John C. Calhoun, preceded by a short biography. |
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... feel assured are essentially connected with all we ought to hold most dear , may not be weakened in the public estimation by the imperfect manner in which I have been , by the object in view , compelled to present them . " With every ...
... feel assured are essentially connected with all we ought to hold most dear , may not be weakened in the public estimation by the imperfect manner in which I have been , by the object in view , compelled to present them . " With every ...
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... feel it my duty , if no one else moves , to introduce a measure to prohibit government from receiving or touching bank - notes in any shape whatever , as the only means left of giving safety and stability to the currency , and saving ...
... feel it my duty , if no one else moves , to introduce a measure to prohibit government from receiving or touching bank - notes in any shape whatever , as the only means left of giving safety and stability to the currency , and saving ...
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... feel assured , that the speech will always be considered as most remarkable for its political forecast . So deeply was he impressed with the approaching danger , that when he un- derstood Mr. Webster contemplated making the motion he ...
... feel assured , that the speech will always be considered as most remarkable for its political forecast . So deeply was he impressed with the approaching danger , that when he un- derstood Mr. Webster contemplated making the motion he ...
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... feel that it will be impossible for him to understand either fully , even with the aids which we have offered him , without a careful study of his speeches , reports , and other public addresses , in connexion with the his- tory of the ...
... feel that it will be impossible for him to understand either fully , even with the aids which we have offered him , without a careful study of his speeches , reports , and other public addresses , in connexion with the his- tory of the ...
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... feel myself bound to answer arguments of that description , and if I should allude to them , it will be only incidentally , and not for the purpose of serious refutation . The first argument which I shall notice is the unprepared state ...
... feel myself bound to answer arguments of that description , and if I should allude to them , it will be only incidentally , and not for the purpose of serious refutation . The first argument which I shall notice is the unprepared state ...
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Страница 22 - If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate: if there be no appeal, the decision of the Chair shall be submitted to.
Страница 112 - No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such state, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the united states in congress assembled can be consulted...
Страница 105 - ... that, in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact, the States, who are parties thereto, have the right and are in duty bound to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them.
Страница 112 - United States in Congress assembled can be consulted ; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state, and the subjects thereof, against which...
Страница 39 - Government is not made the final judge of the powers delegated to it, since that would make its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers ; but that, as in all other cases of compact among sovereign parties, without any common judge, each has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of the infraction as of the mode and measure of redress.
Страница 28 - 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; but that as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and measure of redress.
Страница 198 - Grey, 57. [Before any petition or memorial addressed to the Senate shall be received and read at the table, whether the same shall be introduced by the President or a member, a brief statement of the contents of the petition or memorial shall verbally be made by the introducer. Rule 24.] Regularly a motion for receiving it must be made and seconded, and a question put. whether it shall be received? but a cry from the House of " received," or even its silence, dispenses with the formality of this...
Страница 100 - I leave where I find it — in the hands of their own governments. It is their affair, not mine. Nor do I complain of the peculiar effect which the magnitude of that population has had in the distribution of power under this federal government. We know, sir, that the representation of the States in the other House is not equal. We know that great advantage in that respect, is enjoyed by the slave-holding States...
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