Speeches in the convention to amend the constitution of Massachusetts ; Speeches in CongressLittle, Brown and Company, 1853 |
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... . There may be among legislators strong passions and bad passions . There may be party heats and personal bitterness . But legislation is in its nature general : laws usually affect the whole 6 CONSTITUTION OF MASSACHUSETTS .
... . There may be among legislators strong passions and bad passions . There may be party heats and personal bitterness . But legislation is in its nature general : laws usually affect the whole 6 CONSTITUTION OF MASSACHUSETTS .
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... parties , of different ages , hab- its , and associations , - all freely and recently chosen by their towns and districts ; yet this assembly , in one short month , con- triving to fetter and enslave itself and its constituents ! Sir ...
... parties , of different ages , hab- its , and associations , - all freely and recently chosen by their towns and districts ; yet this assembly , in one short month , con- triving to fetter and enslave itself and its constituents ! Sir ...
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... party or of policy . It is the glory of the British constitution to have led in the establishment of this most important principle . It did not exist in England before the Revolution of 1688 , and its introduction has seemed to give a ...
... party or of policy . It is the glory of the British constitution to have led in the establishment of this most important principle . It did not exist in England before the Revolution of 1688 , and its introduction has seemed to give a ...
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... parties could be heard , and justice be administered according to the standing laws . These considerations are among those which , in my opinion , render an independent judiciary equally essential to the preser- vation of private rights ...
... parties could be heard , and justice be administered according to the standing laws . These considerations are among those which , in my opinion , render an independent judiciary equally essential to the preser- vation of private rights ...
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... parties , both in rela- tion to other states , and in regard to their own subjects , will observe the rules of justice and Christianity . In confirmation of these promises , it makes the most solemn and devout religious invocations ...
... parties , both in rela- tion to other states , and in regard to their own subjects , will observe the rules of justice and Christianity . In confirmation of these promises , it makes the most solemn and devout religious invocations ...
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Страница 342 - 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 200 - With the movements in this hemisphere we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the allied powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
Страница 319 - ... 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 501 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
Страница 455 - Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Страница 317 - Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts ; she needs none. There she is. Behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history ; the world knows it by heart.
Страница 275 - I never shall be, into crimination and recrimination, the honorable member may perhaps find that, in that contest, there will be blows to take as well as blows to give; that others can state comparisons as significant, at least, as his own; and that his impunity may possibly demand of him whatever powers of taunt and sarcasm he may possess. I commend him to a prudent husbandry of his resources.
Страница 477 - We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this constitution.
Страница 255 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
Страница 498 - To grant patents for useful inventions. "To secure to authors exclusive rights for a certain time. "To establish public institutions, rewards, and immunities for the promotion of agriculture, commerce, trades, and manufactures.