Cobbett's Political Register, Volumes 78-79William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1832 - Great Britain |
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... fact , that this miserable queer on your arrival at Sunderland . In old coxcomb had either been calling you , Sir , we behold the instructer of himself the " GREAT BENTHAM youth , the advocate of the weak , the for seven years ; or ...
... fact , that this miserable queer on your arrival at Sunderland . In old coxcomb had either been calling you , Sir , we behold the instructer of himself the " GREAT BENTHAM youth , the advocate of the weak , the for seven years ; or ...
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... facts now become evident through this chan- nel ; the confessions now made by these members of the House of Commons ... fact no longer of any use in such a state of things , will go either into the hoards of the prudent , or into the ...
... facts now become evident through this chan- nel ; the confessions now made by these members of the House of Commons ... fact no longer of any use in such a state of things , will go either into the hoards of the prudent , or into the ...
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... fact , so good as a bit of gold : just referred to , points out the manner still , if it will at any moment whenever in which the Bank Company shall carry the holder pleases , bring him gold and on their trade , and the articles in ...
... fact , so good as a bit of gold : just referred to , points out the manner still , if it will at any moment whenever in which the Bank Company shall carry the holder pleases , bring him gold and on their trade , and the articles in ...
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... fact , one and the same thing with the National Debt ? But , to remove , from the mind of every crea- ture , all ... facts : FIRST , that the Funds , wishes to this effect , and , after the usual the Stocks , and the National Debt , all ...
... fact , one and the same thing with the National Debt ? But , to remove , from the mind of every crea- ture , all ... facts : FIRST , that the Funds , wishes to this effect , and , after the usual the Stocks , and the National Debt , all ...
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... fact is , that Muckworm , who is as wise as he is rich , Muckworm's money has been spent by takes special care not to be a fundholder the Government , that Muckworm has himself ; and , as is always the case , he now the two thousand ...
... fact is , that Muckworm , who is as wise as he is rich , Muckworm's money has been spent by takes special care not to be a fundholder the Government , that Muckworm has himself ; and , as is always the case , he now the two thousand ...
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Page 231 - I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one State, INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THE UNION, CONTRADICTED EXPRESSLY BY THE LETTER OF THE CONSTITUTION, UNAUTHORIZED BY ITS SPIRIT, INCONSISTENT WITH EVERY PRINCIPLE ON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED, AND DESTRUCTIVE OF THE GREAT OBJECT FOR WHICH IT WAS FORMED.
Page 311 - Texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals...
Page 565 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the crown, shall be capable of serving as a member of the house of commons.
Page 303 - The government of the United States, then, though limited in its powers, is supreme; and its laws, when made in pursuance of the Constitution, form the supreme law of the land, ' ' anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 243 - I adjure you, as you honor their memory, as you love the cause of freedom, to which they dedicated their lives, as you prize the peace of your country, the lives of its best citizens, and your own fair fame, to retrace your steps. Snatch from the archives of your State the disorganizing edict...
Page 235 - On such expositions and reasonings the ordinance grounds not only an assertion of the right to annul the laws of which it complains, but to enforce it by a threat of seceding from the Union if any attempt is made to execute them. This right to secede is deduced from the nature of the Constitution, which...
Page 241 - The laws of the United States must be executed. I have no discretionary power on the subject — my duty is emphatically pronounced in the constitution. Those who told you that you might peaceably prevent their execution, deceived you — they could not have been deceived themselves. They know that a forcible opposition could alone prevent the execution of the laws, and they know that such opposition must be repelled. Their object is disunion; but be not deceived by names; disunion, by armed force,...
Page 239 - State might have proposed the call for a general convention to the other States; and Congress, if a sufficient number of them concurred, must have called it. But the first magistrate of South Carolina, when he expressed a hope that, " on a review by Congress and the functionaries of the general government of the merits of the controversy...
Page 137 - Queen there inhabiting and being, and to the evil example of all others in like case offending, and against the form of the statutes in such case made and provided, and against the peace of our Lady the Queen, her Crown and dignity.
Page 243 - On your undivided support of your Government depends the decision of the great question it involves — whether your sacred Union will be preserved and the blessing it secures to us as one people shall be perpetuated. No one can doubt that the unanimity with which that decision will be expressed will be such as to inspire new confidence in republican institutions...