Annual Register, Volume 110Edmund Burke Longmans, Green, 1869 - History |
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... brought in by the Earl of Mayo - The Proposition for the Redistribution of Seats is abandoned - The Bill is passed , but with strong expressions as to its incom- pleteness in both Houses - The Boundary Bill for England and Wales - Recom ...
... brought in by the Earl of Mayo - The Proposition for the Redistribution of Seats is abandoned - The Bill is passed , but with strong expressions as to its incom- pleteness in both Houses - The Boundary Bill for England and Wales - Recom ...
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... brought for- ward . The work of Reform would have to be perfected by the intro- duction of measures for Scotland and Ireland , and a Bill would be introduced for the extension of popular education . An earnest attempt would also be made ...
... brought for- ward . The work of Reform would have to be perfected by the intro- duction of measures for Scotland and Ireland , and a Bill would be introduced for the extension of popular education . An earnest attempt would also be made ...
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... brought before Parliament . Such a case it would be easy to find at the pre- sent moment in the late Prime Minister ( Lord Derby ) , whom nobody could say was not as capable of giving his opinion on a political question as if he were ...
... brought before Parliament . Such a case it would be easy to find at the pre- sent moment in the late Prime Minister ( Lord Derby ) , whom nobody could say was not as capable of giving his opinion on a political question as if he were ...
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... brought in by the Government was one designed to effect an important practical reform in the admi- nistration of criminal justice . The execution of capital sentences in public had for some time past been strongly condemned by public ...
... brought in by the Government was one designed to effect an important practical reform in the admi- nistration of criminal justice . The execution of capital sentences in public had for some time past been strongly condemned by public ...
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... brought in by the Lord Advocate - Objections taken to the scheme for redistribution of seats - Dis- cussions upon the proposition to increase the number of the House by the addition of seven Members for Scotland - Mr . Baxter proposes ...
... brought in by the Lord Advocate - Objections taken to the scheme for redistribution of seats - Dis- cussions upon the proposition to increase the number of the House by the addition of seven Members for Scotland - Mr . Baxter proposes ...
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Page 261 - ... that this war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired ; and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.
Page 250 - Whereas the right of expatriation is a natural and inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 238 - I pretend, after the best consideration I have been able to give to the subject, to hold an opinion far from doubt.
Page 254 - ... for these brave defenders of the nation are obligations never to be forgotten; the widows and orphans of the gallant dead are the wards of the people — a sacred legacy bequeathed to the nation's protecting care.
Page 227 - As touching kneeling, crossing, holding up of hands, knocking upon the breast, and other gestures, they may be used or left, as every man's devotion serveth, without blame.
Page 253 - The guarantee by Congress of equal suffrage to all loyal men at the South, was demanded by every consideration of public safety, of gratitude, and of justice, and must be maintained; while the question of suffrage in all the loyal States properly belongs to the people. of those States.
Page 183 - Court, to state if he had any thing to say, why sentence of death should not be passed upon him, replied he had nothing further than he had communicated to Mr.
Page 258 - ... maintenance of the government and the preservation of the Union under the Constitution, it has repeatedly violated that most sacred pledge, under which alone was rallied that noble volunteer army which carried our flag to victory. Instead of restoring the Union, it has, so far as in its power, dissolved it, and subjected ten States, in time of profound peace, to military despotism and negro supremacy.
Page 254 - The doctrine of Great Britain and other European powers, that because a man is once a subject he is always so, must be resisted at every hazard by the United States as a relic of feudal times, not authorized by the laws of nations, and at war with our national honor and independence.
Page 226 - When the Priest, standing before the table, hath so ordered the bread and wine, that he may with the more readiness and decency break the bread before the people, and take the cup into his hands, he shall say the prayer of Consecration, as followeth...