The Making of the American Nation: Or, The Rise and Decline of Oligarchy in the WestThe Making of the American Nation: Or, The Rise and Decline of Oligarchy in the West by James Partridge Arthur, first published in 1866, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... vote of censure of the House , on a question of petition , but he commenced his defence in a manner which showed it would cover the whole question of Slavery , referring to the precedent of Burke and Warren Hastings , and pledged ...
... voted a war , and created an army , and now the war has a life of its own , a will of its own , a way of its own . It is a life within a life , a power , for a term , above a power , a will , for a term above a will . Unless the general ...
... voting of taxes , the " responsibility of authorities , personal liberty , and trial by " Jury . " The Charter of Frenchmen ; -the Declaration of the " rights of man , " was nearly coincident in point of time , and is identical in ...
... votes and power of Free States , naturally arising . Eco- nomically the South wanted more Slave States to feed the land waste of her barbarous system . * Evidence of Mr. Mangles , Chairman of the Directors . The South by violence ...
... vote for members of Parliament . " Without endorsing this idea to its full extent , we have still to combat the old Tory doctrine that representation is not in the Bill of Rights , and that Parliament holds power not as a representative ...