The American Politician; Containing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Inaugural and First Annual Addresses and Messages of All the Presidents, and Other Important State Papers; Together with a Selection of ... Statistical Tables, and Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Several Presidents, Etc. Third EditionE. Leland and W. J. Whiting, 1842 - 552 pages |
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Page 8
... bodies at places unu- sual , uncomfortable , and distant from the repository of their public records , for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures . He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly , for ...
... bodies at places unu- sual , uncomfortable , and distant from the repository of their public records , for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures . He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly , for ...
Page 9
... bodies of armed troops among us ; For protecting them , by a mock trial , from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhab- itants of these states ; For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world ; For ...
... bodies of armed troops among us ; For protecting them , by a mock trial , from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhab- itants of these states ; For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world ; For ...
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... body of the people . And what object or con- sideration more pleasing than this , can be presented to the human mind ? If national pride is ever justifiable , or excusable , it is when it springs not from power or riches , grandeur or ...
... body of the people . And what object or con- sideration more pleasing than this , can be presented to the human mind ? If national pride is ever justifiable , or excusable , it is when it springs not from power or riches , grandeur or ...
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... body of neighboring citizens , as formed into a militia . On these , collected from the parts most convenient , in numbers proportioned to the invading foe , it is best to rely , not only to meet the first attack , but , if it threatens ...
... body of neighboring citizens , as formed into a militia . On these , collected from the parts most convenient , in numbers proportioned to the invading foe , it is best to rely , not only to meet the first attack , but , if it threatens ...
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... body of our citizens will cordially concur in honest and disinterested efforts , which have for their object to preserve the general and state governments in their constitutional form and equilibrium ; to maintain peace abroad , and ...
... body of our citizens will cordially concur in honest and disinterested efforts , which have for their object to preserve the general and state governments in their constitutional form and equilibrium ; to maintain peace abroad , and ...
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