The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Comprising His Correspondence, and His Political and Official Writings, Exclusive of the Federalist, Civil and Military. Published from the Original Manuscripts Deposited in the Department of State, by Order of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1850 - Finance |
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... whole world knows , it is built upon this interesting question , Whether the inhabitants of Great Britain have a right to dispose of the lives and properties of the inhabitants of Ame- rica , or not ? And lastly , that these men have ...
... whole world knows , it is built upon this interesting question , Whether the inhabitants of Great Britain have a right to dispose of the lives and properties of the inhabitants of Ame- rica , or not ? And lastly , that these men have ...
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... whole , it is morally certain , this mode of opposition would be fruitless and defective . The exigency of the times requires vigorous and probable remedies ; not weak and impro- bable . It would , therefore , be the extreme of folly to ...
... whole , it is morally certain , this mode of opposition would be fruitless and defective . The exigency of the times requires vigorous and probable remedies ; not weak and impro- bable . It would , therefore , be the extreme of folly to ...
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... whole com- munity , but the good of every other particular branch . If one part endeavors to violate the rights of another , the rest ought to assist in preventing the injury . When they do not , but remain neutral , they are deficient ...
... whole com- munity , but the good of every other particular branch . If one part endeavors to violate the rights of another , the rest ought to assist in preventing the injury . When they do not , but remain neutral , they are deficient ...
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... whole trade ; even this would not be so terrible as he pretends . We can live without trade of any kind . Food and clothing we have within ourselves . Our climate produces cotton , wool , flax , and hemp ; which , with proper ...
... whole trade ; even this would not be so terrible as he pretends . We can live without trade of any kind . Food and clothing we have within ourselves . Our climate produces cotton , wool , flax , and hemp ; which , with proper ...
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... whole it appears , that the supplies of flax - seed , which Ireland might draw elsewhere , could be trifling , in com- parison with those received from us , and not at all equivalent to her wants . But if this were not the case ; if she ...
... whole it appears , that the supplies of flax - seed , which Ireland might draw elsewhere , could be trifling , in com- parison with those received from us , and not at all equivalent to her wants . But if this were not the case ; if she ...
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Page 339 - May next, to take into consideration the situation of the United States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the Union ; and to report such an act for that purpose to the United States in Congress assembled, as, when agreed to by them, and afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every state, will effectually provide for the same.
Page 254 - States, and to appropriate and apply the same for defraying the public expenses; to borrow money or emit bills on the credit of the United States, transmitting every half year to the respective states an account of the sums of money so borrowed or emitted; to build and equip a navy; to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each state for its quota, In proportion to the number of white Inhabitants in such state...
Page 72 - God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 358 - ... free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved ; and that as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.
Page 43 - Commentaries remarks, that this law of Nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries and at all times; no human laws are of any validity if contrary to this, and such of them as are valid, derive all their force, and all their validity, and all their authority, mediately and immediately, from this original...
Page 254 - States in Congress assembled: but if the United States in Congress assembled shall, on consideration of circumstances judge proper that any State should not raise men, or should raise a smaller...
Page 216 - To appoint one of their number to preside; provided, that no person be allowed to serve in the office of President more than one year in any term of three years : To ascertain the necessary sums of money to be raised for...
Page 290 - That there shall be no future confiscations made, nor any prosecutions commenced against any person or persons for or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present war, and that no person shall, on that account, suffer any future loss or damage, either in his person, liberty or property...
Page 76 - ... shall have and enjoy all liberties and immunities of free and natural subjects within any the dominions of us, our heirs or successors, to all intents, constructions and purposes, whatsoever, as if they, and every of them, were born within the realm of England.
Page 471 - Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Convention, that as soon as the Conventions of nine states shall have ratified this Constitution, the United States in Congress assembled...