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... measure which has met a fate so unmerited , and so unexpected . 125 Clay first referred to Tyler's inaugural address and repeated the President's solemn promise to sanction " any constitutional measure , which , originating in Congress ...
... measure which has met a fate so unmerited , and so unexpected . 125 Clay first referred to Tyler's inaugural address and repeated the President's solemn promise to sanction " any constitutional measure , which , originating in Congress ...
Page 685
... measure , and that when he said he would sign this bill he had not read it . The plan of an exchange bank , such as was reported after the first veto , the president is understood by more than one member of congress to whom he expressed ...
... measure , and that when he said he would sign this bill he had not read it . The plan of an exchange bank , such as was reported after the first veto , the president is understood by more than one member of congress to whom he expressed ...
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... measure into the House of Representatives . That introduction took place within two or three days after the President's disapproval of the former bill ; and I have not the slightest doubt that it was honestly and fairly intended as a ...
... measure into the House of Representatives . That introduction took place within two or three days after the President's disapproval of the former bill ; and I have not the slightest doubt that it was honestly and fairly intended as a ...
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The Ambivalence of the Concept of Party | 597 |
The Formative Period | 603 |
In Search of Victory | 615 |
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