Writings of Levi Woodbury, LL. D.: PoliticalLittle, Brown and Company, 1852 |
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... question , at * His father was a descendant of John Woodbury , who came from Somersetshire , England , in 1624 , and settled in Beverly , Mass . His descendants were , Humphrey , born in 1609 , and who accompanied his father ; Peter ...
... question , at * His father was a descendant of John Woodbury , who came from Somersetshire , England , in 1624 , and settled in Beverly , Mass . His descendants were , Humphrey , born in 1609 , and who accompanied his father ; Peter ...
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... questions of direct taxes on land , all internal duties and excises , and all imposts , no less than questions of foreign and internal commerce , have a powerful , and often an immediate influence , on the interests of agriculture . And ...
... questions of direct taxes on land , all internal duties and excises , and all imposts , no less than questions of foreign and internal commerce , have a powerful , and often an immediate influence , on the interests of agriculture . And ...
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... question . Now , after twelve years of plenty and peace , and after the fullest examination by committees has shown that the passage of the bill will aid , rather than injure , the fisheries , will not sensibly affect the present ...
... question . Now , after twelve years of plenty and peace , and after the fullest examination by committees has shown that the passage of the bill will aid , rather than injure , the fisheries , will not sensibly affect the present ...
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... question . I answer , not literally , by any pretence , from any quarter . No half pay , as such , has ever , for any length of time , been either paid or provided for one of the petitioners . Almost as little , sir , can there be a ...
... question . I answer , not literally , by any pretence , from any quarter . No half pay , as such , has ever , for any length of time , been either paid or provided for one of the petitioners . Almost as little , sir , can there be a ...
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... questions of politics . This point need not be argued to men who , like those around me , have watched the discus- sions and decisions in this country , the last quarter of a century . But no such individual assent was asked here : it ...
... questions of politics . This point need not be argued to men who , like those around me , have watched the discus- sions and decisions in this country , the last quarter of a century . But no such individual assent was asked here : it ...
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