Annals of the Congress of the United StatesGales and Seaton, 1853 - Law |
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Page 169
... never to be lost sight of by the legislators in this country , that the people of it are not and never can be Frenchmen - and , on the contrary , that they are , and can never be any- thing else than freemen . Mr. Speaker - What a ...
... never to be lost sight of by the legislators in this country , that the people of it are not and never can be Frenchmen - and , on the contrary , that they are , and can never be any- thing else than freemen . Mr. Speaker - What a ...
Page 171
... never be ex- judices . Particularly ought they to be cautious posed to it . not to burden any of the great sections in a way peculiarly odious to them , and in which the res- idue of the States cannot be partakers , or at least only in ...
... never be ex- judices . Particularly ought they to be cautious posed to it . not to burden any of the great sections in a way peculiarly odious to them , and in which the res- idue of the States cannot be partakers , or at least only in ...
Page 179
... never could discover where it was ; nor have This bill will in its operation sanction the viola- I ever heard of the French Minister of State ap- tion of contracts , or it means nothing - it sane- plauding " his friends in Congress ...
... never could discover where it was ; nor have This bill will in its operation sanction the viola- I ever heard of the French Minister of State ap- tion of contracts , or it means nothing - it sane- plauding " his friends in Congress ...
Page 227
... never to be resumed - our re- sources are great , our wants can be supplied . I come lastly to consider the facts and the testimo- The rates of ad valorem duties are fixed by ny in this case , and although I shall be bound to law . The ...
... never to be resumed - our re- sources are great , our wants can be supplied . I come lastly to consider the facts and the testimo- The rates of ad valorem duties are fixed by ny in this case , and although I shall be bound to law . The ...
Page 231
... never been greater than ten per cent . - during the year 1811 it was 20 per cent . and upwards . The petitioners say from 10 to 23. Taking all the information I have read on this subject , the discount in some cases has been 28 per cent ...
... never been greater than ten per cent . - during the year 1811 it was 20 per cent . and upwards . The petitioners say from 10 to 23. Taking all the information I have read on this subject , the discount in some cases has been 28 per cent ...
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Page 595 - Palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned, and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our Country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
Page 297 - O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength ; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.
Page 547 - Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumor lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes And perfect witness of all-judging Jove; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed.
Page 67 - An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions, and to repeal the act now in force for that purpose...
Page 523 - President makes public proclamation of the event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government. being males of the age of fourteen years and upwards, who shall be within the United States, and not actually naturalized, shall be liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed, as alien enemies.
Page 677 - Yea, even that which Mischief meant most harm Shall in the happy trial prove most glory. But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness, when at last, Gathered like scum, and settled to itself, It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed and self-consumed.
Page 31 - The memorial of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Missouri Territory, praying for admission into the Union, was presented to the Senate by Mr.
Page 639 - in the event of a declaration of war against the United States, or of actual invasion of their territory by a foreign power, or of imminent danger of such invasion discovered in his opinion to exist, before the next session of Congress...
Page 45 - An act for an amicable settlement of limits with the State of Georgia, and authorizing the establishment of a Government in the Mississippi territory...
Page 279 - France and their dependencies, and for other purposes," it is provided "that in case either Great Britain or France shall before the 3d day of March next so revoke or modify her edicts as that they shall cease to violate the neutral commerce of the United States...