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William Graham Sumner. was wounded by an officer , who struck him because he refused to brush the officer's boots . He and his brother were taken prisoners to Camden . The war cost the lives of both Andrew's brothers , and also that of ...
William Graham Sumner. was wounded by an officer , who struck him because he refused to brush the officer's boots . He and his brother were taken prisoners to Camden . The war cost the lives of both Andrew's brothers , and also that of ...
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... refused to vote for the address . It is not known what Jackson's reasons were . Some refused to vote that Washington's administration had been wise . Others objected to the hope that Washing- ton's example would guide his successors ...
... refused to vote for the address . It is not known what Jackson's reasons were . Some refused to vote that Washington's administration had been wise . Others objected to the hope that Washing- ton's example would guide his successors ...
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... refused to allow persons to pass through the Indian country with negroes , unless they had passports for the negroes . It was his duty by law to enforce this rule . There were complaints that negroes ran away or were stolen . His ...
... refused to allow persons to pass through the Indian country with negroes , unless they had passports for the negroes . It was his duty by law to enforce this rule . There were complaints that negroes ran away or were stolen . His ...
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... offered an armistice . Madison refused it unless the practice of impressment was suspended . War 1 Ingersoll , 70 . 2 Statesman's Manual , 348. 1 Colton's Clay , 161 . ren had not power to agree to this . For 34 ANDREW JACKSON.
... offered an armistice . Madison refused it unless the practice of impressment was suspended . War 1 Ingersoll , 70 . 2 Statesman's Manual , 348. 1 Colton's Clay , 161 . ren had not power to agree to this . For 34 ANDREW JACKSON.
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... refused.1 The latter became the war party , under Weatherford , a very able half- breed chief . The first outbreak in the Southwest , although there had been some earlier hostilities , was the massacre of the garrison and refugees at ...
... refused.1 The latter became the war party , under Weatherford , a very able half- breed chief . The first outbreak in the Southwest , although there had been some earlier hostilities , was the massacre of the garrison and refugees at ...
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Page 69 - Let it be signified to me through any channel (say Mr. J. Rhea) that the possession of the Floridas would be desirable to the United States, and in sixty days it will be accomplished.
Page 363 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Page 253 - ... the co-States, recurring to their natural right in cases not made Federal, will concur in declaring these acts void and of no force, and will each unite with this Commonwealth in requesting their repeal at the next session of Congress.
Page 134 - Less possessed of your confidence, in advance, than any of my predecessors, I am deeply conscious of the prospect that I shall stand more and oftener in need of your indulgence.
Page 266 - Twenty directors were to be elected annually by the stockholders, and five, being stockholders, were to be appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The federal government was to charter no other bank during the period of the charter of this.
Page 252 - Government, being chosen by the people, a change by the people would be the constitutional remedy ; but where powers are assumed which have not been delegated, a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy...
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Page 334 - That the assertions that the people of these United States, taken collectively as individuals, are now, or ever have been, united on the principle of the social compact and, as such, are now formed into one nation or people...
Page 411 - We owe an obligation to the laws, but a higher one to the communities in which we live, and if the former be perverted to destroy the latter, it is patriotism to disregard them.* Entertaining these views, I cannot sanction and will not condemn the step you have taken.
Page 149 - I may have leave to lament. For a wise man, he seemed to me at that time, to be governed too much by general maxims.