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
... called together legislative 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 ...
... called together legislative 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 ...
Page 19
... . The President shall be commander - in- chief of the army and navy of the United States , and of the militia of the several states , when called into the actual service of the United States : he may require the CONSTITUTION . 19.
... . The President shall be commander - in- chief of the army and navy of the United States , and of the militia of the several states , when called into the actual service of the United States : he may require the CONSTITUTION . 19.
Page 28
... called me , being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and most experienced of her citizens a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications , could not but overwhelm with despond- ence one who , inheriting inferior endowments from na- ture ...
... called me , being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and most experienced of her citizens a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications , could not but overwhelm with despond- ence one who , inheriting inferior endowments from na- ture ...
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... called me , have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty , and to a deference for what appeared to be your de- sire . I constantly hoped that it would have been much earlier in my power , consistently with motives ...
... called me , have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty , and to a deference for what appeared to be your de- sire . I constantly hoped that it would have been much earlier in my power , consistently with motives ...
Page 63
... called funding systems . The consequences arising from the continual accumulation of public debts in other countries , ought to admonish us to be careful to prevent their growth in our own . The national defence must be provided for ...
... called funding systems . The consequences arising from the continual accumulation of public debts in other countries , ought to admonish us to be careful to prevent their growth in our own . The national defence must be provided for ...
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