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... Indians out of pity for them.2 His letter to his son , be- sides warning him to save as much as possible of their property , contained a message to Boleck not to resist the Americans.3 The Senate committee ... SEMINOLE WAR IN CONGRESS 83.
... Indians out of pity for them.2 His letter to his son , be- sides warning him to save as much as possible of their property , contained a message to Boleck not to resist the Americans.3 The Senate committee ... SEMINOLE WAR IN CONGRESS 83.
Page 119
... Seminole war affair . The Tennessee delegation patched up a reconcilia- 1 Ford MSS . 2 Ibid . 31 Benton , 48 ; see his letter of Dec. 27 , 1827 , in Truth's Ad- vocate , 63 . tion in 1824.1 Clay's reason for voting for Adams was CHARGE ...
... Seminole war affair . The Tennessee delegation patched up a reconcilia- 1 Ford MSS . 2 Ibid . 31 Benton , 48 ; see his letter of Dec. 27 , 1827 , in Truth's Ad- vocate , 63 . tion in 1824.1 Clay's reason for voting for Adams was CHARGE ...
Page 197
... Seminole war affair . Lewis wrote to the " Aurora , " suggesting that opinion , but Jackson wrote to him from Wash- ington to dismiss any suspicion as to Calhoun's unfriendliness in that matter . It seems to be necessary to read between ...
... Seminole war affair . Lewis wrote to the " Aurora , " suggesting that opinion , but Jackson wrote to him from Wash- ington to dismiss any suspicion as to Calhoun's unfriendliness in that matter . It seems to be necessary to read between ...
Page 204
... Seminole war question , in its revived form , is made to turn . Crawford said that that letter was produced in the cabinet , and that it brought him over to Jackson's side , but that Cal- houn persisted in hostility . Monroe and every ...
... Seminole war question , in its revived form , is made to turn . Crawford said that that letter was produced in the cabinet , and that it brought him over to Jackson's side , but that Cal- houn persisted in hostility . Monroe and every ...
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... Seminole war came to a public discussion . Van Buren was appointed minister to England , and he went out . At the next session of Congress a great political conflict arose over his confirmation . When McLane was sent out to England , in ...
... Seminole war came to a public discussion . Van Buren was appointed minister to England , and he went out . At the next session of Congress a great political conflict arose over his confirmation . When McLane was sent out to England , in ...
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Page 69 - Let it be signified to me through any channel (say Mr. J. Rhea) that the possession of the Floridas would be desirable to the United States, and in sixty days it will be accomplished.
Page 363 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
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Page 134 - Less possessed of your confidence, in advance, than any of my predecessors, I am deeply conscious of the prospect that I shall stand more and oftener in need of your indulgence.
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Page 334 - That the assertions that the people of these United States, taken collectively as individuals, are now, or ever have been, united on the principle of the social compact and, as such, are now formed into one nation or people...
Page 411 - We owe an obligation to the laws, but a higher one to the communities in which we live, and if the former be perverted to destroy the latter, it is patriotism to disregard them.* Entertaining these views, I cannot sanction and will not condemn the step you have taken.
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