The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year ...G. Robinson, Pater-noster-Row, 1809 - English poetry |
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... duty it was to direct the resources and the energies of the country , were fulfilling that duty ; that they were competent to the discharge of the function with which they were invested ; and that they de- served a continuation of the ...
... duty it was to direct the resources and the energies of the country , were fulfilling that duty ; that they were competent to the discharge of the function with which they were invested ; and that they de- served a continuation of the ...
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... duty to move for them , in order that it might be made ap- parent whether their conduct was justifiable or unjustifiable , politic or unwise . He then entered at large into the situation of the coun- try with regard to Petersburgh ...
... duty to move for them , in order that it might be made ap- parent whether their conduct was justifiable or unjustifiable , politic or unwise . He then entered at large into the situation of the coun- try with regard to Petersburgh ...
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... duty of ministers to act upon the necessity , and it was equally their duty to use their discretion in judging of that necessity ; and if in acting upon it they were to err at all , it was much better that they should err upon the side ...
... duty of ministers to act upon the necessity , and it was equally their duty to use their discretion in judging of that necessity ; and if in acting upon it they were to err at all , it was much better that they should err upon the side ...
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... duty to assure right honourable gentleman , as he the house that the conviction on his had been considerably indebted to mind was rather of an opposite reversions himself , and if he ( Mr. nature ; he was sure that it went Whitbread ) ...
... duty to assure right honourable gentleman , as he the house that the conviction on his had been considerably indebted to mind was rather of an opposite reversions himself , and if he ( Mr. nature ; he was sure that it went Whitbread ) ...
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... duty was to execute the service intrusted to them ; and if they did it with skill , science and ability , they were fairly entitled to thanks . His noble friend , lord Cathcart , had done every thing that skill , and science , and ...
... duty was to execute the service intrusted to them ; and if they did it with skill , science and ability , they were fairly entitled to thanks . His noble friend , lord Cathcart , had done every thing that skill , and science , and ...
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Page 200 - Will you. to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by the law? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? King or queen. All this I promise to do.
Page 256 - Instead of a pledge, therefore, of a suspension of the embargo as to her in case of such a repeal, it was presumed that a sufficient inducement might be found in other considerations, and particularly in the change produced by a compliance with our just demands by one belligerent, and a refusal by the other, in the relations between the other and the United States.
Page 260 - Shall it lie unproductive in the public vaults ? Shall the revenue be reduced ? Or, shall it not rather be appropriated to the improvements of roads, canals, rivers, education, and other great foundations of prosperity and union, under the powers which Congress may already possess) or such amendment of the Constitution as may be approved by the States...
Page 259 - The situation into which we have thus been forced, has impelled us to apply a portion of our industry and capital to internal manufactures and improvements. The extent of this conversion is daily increasing, and little doubt remains that the establishments formed and forming will, under the auspices of cheaper materials and subsistence, the freedom of labor from taxation with us, and of protecting duties and prohibitions, become permanent.
Page 257 - Europe have undergone no material changes since your last session. The important negotiations with Spain which had been alternately suspended and resumed necessarily experience a pause under the extraordinary and interesting crisis which distinguishes her internal situation.
Page 213 - November last, by which vessels belonging to neutral, friendly, or even powers the allies of England, are...
Page 255 - ... which the aggressions were originally founded, and open the way for a renewal of that commercial intercourse which it was alleged on all sides had been reluctantly obstructed. As each of those governments had pledged its readiness to concur in renouncing a measure which reached its adversary through the incontestable rights of neutrals only, and as the measure had been assumed by each as a retaliation for an asserted acquiescence in the aggressions of the other...
Page 183 - These measures, which are resorted to only in just retaliation of the barbarous system adopted by England, which assimilates its legislation to that of Algiers, shall cease to have any effect with respect to all nations who shall have the firmness to compel the English government to respect their flag. They shall continue to be rigorously in force as long as that government does not return to the principle of the law of nations, which regulates the relations of civilized states in a state of war.
Page 260 - I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth my errors have been of the understanding, not of intention, and that the advancement of their rights and interests has been the constant motive for every measure. On these considerations I solicit their indulgence. Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust, that, in their steady...
Page 264 - ... and whether upon a like consideration of the relative situation of -the two armies subsequent to the armistice, and when all the British forces were landed, it is your...