 | John William Draper - United States - 1868 - 628 pages
...arbitrarily or not at all, break up the government. It forces us to ask," Is there in all republics an inherent and fatal weakness ?" " Must a government,...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ?" e government \ . , „ i ~i f> • , Under these circumstances, the government was compelled to... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1874 - 1956 pages
...!). for arms and ammunition, in preparation for war. trarily, without any pretense, break up their government, and thus practically put an end to free...the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war-power of the Government, and so to resist force employed for its destruction by force for its preservation."... | |
 | Joseph Keith Newell - Massachusetts - 1875 - 630 pages
...you. " In his message to Congress, the President of the United States says the question at issue is ' must a government of necessity be too strong for the...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence ?' These are momentous questions. You believe that a free government has power to sustain itself, and... | |
 | Henry Wilson - Antislavery movements - 1877 - 814 pages
...pretences made in this case or on any other pretences, or arbitrarily without any pretence, break up their government, and thus practically put an end to free...maintain its own existence ? " So viewing the issue," he said, " no choice was left but to call out the war power of the government, and so to resist force... | |
 | Jefferson Davis - Confederate States of America - 1881 - 782 pages
...right in the judgment of " the whole family of man " in commencing hostilities against us. He says, " So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government." That is the power to make war against foreign nations, for the Government has no other war power. Planting... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1882 - 680 pages
...pretences made in this case, or on any other pretences, or arbitrarily without any pretence, break up their Government, and thus practically put an end to free...fatal weakness ?" " Must a Government of necessity be loo »irony tor the liberties of its own people, or t HI weak to maintain its own existence ?" ¿o... | |
 | James Gillespie Blaine - United States - 1884 - 700 pages
...pretenses made in this case, or any other pretenses, or arbitrarily without pretenses, break up the government, and thus practically put an end to free...people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?" The President was severe upon Virginia and Virginians. He had made earnest effort to save the State... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 536 pages
...or on any other pretenses, or arbitrarily without any pretense, break up their government, and thus put an end to free government upon the earth. It forces...own people or too weak to maintain its own existence ? ' " These questions presented the precise view of the case held by European statesmen, and they had... | |
 | William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...or on any other pretenses, or arbitrarily without any pretense, break up their government, and thus put an end to free government upon the earth. It forces...own people or too weak to maintain its own existence ? ' " These questions presented the precise view of the case held by European statesmen, and they had... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 538 pages
...or on any other pretenses, or arbitrarily without any pretense, break up their government, and thus put an end to free government upon the earth. It forces...in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness 2' ' Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people or too weak... | |
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