Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections, Exhibiting a Faithful Picture of the United States of America ; of Their Governments, Laws, Politics, and Resources ; of the Characters of Their Presidents, Governors, Legislators, Magistrates, and Military Men ; and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People : Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Volume 12Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 - United States |
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... called Jonathan Rob- bins , was a native citizen of America , that he was impressed forcibly by the British , and that the in- terference of the President was against law . He fails if he does not prove that there is a standing army in ...
... called Jonathan Rob- bins , was a native citizen of America , that he was impressed forcibly by the British , and that the in- terference of the President was against law . He fails if he does not prove that there is a standing army in ...
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... called the people ; if they wish to remain what they hitherto have been , the guardians of the American government and nation , they will never again attempt to exercise a power , the very possession of which must ever render them ...
... called the people ; if they wish to remain what they hitherto have been , the guardians of the American government and nation , they will never again attempt to exercise a power , the very possession of which must ever render them ...
Page 52
... - sand times more injurious to enterprize and indus- try . The latter was called the scrambling law . Never was robbery before openly countenanced by legis- lative lative provisions . To " snatch " a man's money 52 PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS ,
... - sand times more injurious to enterprize and indus- try . The latter was called the scrambling law . Never was robbery before openly countenanced by legis- lative lative provisions . To " snatch " a man's money 52 PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS ,
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... called in the treaty ) , threw , of course , the onus probandi on the United States . The claimant , having pro- duced evidence of his debt , and also of the exis- tence of the legal impediment to the recovery of it , left to the United ...
... called in the treaty ) , threw , of course , the onus probandi on the United States . The claimant , having pro- duced evidence of his debt , and also of the exis- tence of the legal impediment to the recovery of it , left to the United ...
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... called in question ! This was a sweeping maxim , a sponge for the whole score ; for there was scarcely a single debt , the legal impediment to the recovery of which was not some legislative act . We shall now quote Mr. M'Donald's ...
... called in question ! This was a sweeping maxim , a sponge for the whole score ; for there was scarcely a single debt , the legal impediment to the recovery of which was not some legislative act . We shall now quote Mr. M'Donald's ...
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