Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, of North Carolina: With Additions and Explanatory Notes |
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... existence , but as light is perceived and must have a cause , we can account for what we observe in no other manner than to suppose that there must be a medium of the elasticity and properties necessary to cause the effects we perceive ...
... existence , but as light is perceived and must have a cause , we can account for what we observe in no other manner than to suppose that there must be a medium of the elasticity and properties necessary to cause the effects we perceive ...
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... existence of one so prodigious as the Great Eastern , was not more probable than that of the gorgons and hydras , invented by the fertile imaginations of the Greeks . As to the second question about a million of men , he did not believe ...
... existence of one so prodigious as the Great Eastern , was not more probable than that of the gorgons and hydras , invented by the fertile imaginations of the Greeks . As to the second question about a million of men , he did not believe ...
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... existence of spiritual beings , is not less strikingly manifested . Superficial writers have said that the belief in the existence of spirits was prevalent , because it was early taught to children by nurses and others . A nurse in the ...
... existence of spiritual beings , is not less strikingly manifested . Superficial writers have said that the belief in the existence of spirits was prevalent , because it was early taught to children by nurses and others . A nurse in the ...
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... existence . I reply to him , " Then on your own princi- ples you have no right to assume that there is an elastic medium through which light is propagated , for you neither know what it is , nor do you perceive its existence . " He ...
... existence . I reply to him , " Then on your own princi- ples you have no right to assume that there is an elastic medium through which light is propagated , for you neither know what it is , nor do you perceive its existence . " He ...
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... existence ! Sooner than this , I would adopt the philosophy of the little girl , who when the great meteor of July , 1860 , was passing across the sky and persons were wondering what it was , said : " Mother , perhaps it is a great ...
... existence ! Sooner than this , I would adopt the philosophy of the little girl , who when the great meteor of July , 1860 , was passing across the sky and persons were wondering what it was , said : " Mother , perhaps it is a great ...
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Page 488 - That the Constitution and all Laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Page 556 - It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union; that resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void; and that acts of violence, within any State or States, against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary or revolutionary, according to circumstances.
Page 620 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 14 - Look then abroad through Nature, to the range Of planets, suns, and adamantine spheres, Wheeling unshaken through the void immense ; And speak, O man ! does this capacious scene, With half that kindling majesty, dilate Thy strong conception, as when Brutus rose Refulgent from the stroke of...
Page 488 - March 6, 1820,) which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories — as recognized by the legislation of 1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures — is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their...
Page 45 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 556 - I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Page 397 - ... occupy, or fortify or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 557 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government, and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Page 429 - ... permit Cuba to be Africanized and become a second St. Domingo, with all its attendant horrors to the white race, and suffer the flames to extend to our own neighboring shores, seriously to endanger or actually to consume the fair fabric of our Union.