Eloquence of the United States, Svazek 2E. & H. Clark, 1827 |
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Strana 15
... wish they may be known ; they are , that whenever our laws manifestly infringe the constitution under which they were made , the people ought not to hesitate which they should obey : if we exceed our powers , we become tyrants , and our ...
... wish they may be known ; they are , that whenever our laws manifestly infringe the constitution under which they were made , the people ought not to hesitate which they should obey : if we exceed our powers , we become tyrants , and our ...
Strana 16
... are so eager to get rid of . If they wish to retain it , it must be by giving them se- curity to their persons , and assuring them that while they respect the laws , the laws will protect them 16 MR . LIVINGSTON'S SPEECH.
... are so eager to get rid of . If they wish to retain it , it must be by giving them se- curity to their persons , and assuring them that while they respect the laws , the laws will protect them 16 MR . LIVINGSTON'S SPEECH.
Strana 19
... wish and my hope , Mr. Chairman , when this business was again called up some days ago , after an intermission of three weeks or more , that we should at length be permitted to come to a decision , without further debate , on a question ...
... wish and my hope , Mr. Chairman , when this business was again called up some days ago , after an intermission of three weeks or more , that we should at length be permitted to come to a decision , without further debate , on a question ...
Strana 39
... wish for its de- struction ? Since gentlemen , Mr. Chairman , make this appeal to their motives , I must be permitted to offer a few ob- servations on that subject , before I dilate , as it is my intention to do , on the object and ...
... wish for its de- struction ? Since gentlemen , Mr. Chairman , make this appeal to their motives , I must be permitted to offer a few ob- servations on that subject , before I dilate , as it is my intention to do , on the object and ...
Strana 47
... wish it to keep so . That is the object of all my exertions , of all my zealous opposition , to mo- tions like the present . To make our government like those of Athens or Rome , is , in my apprehension , the object and tendency of the ...
... wish it to keep so . That is the object of all my exertions , of all my zealous opposition , to mo- tions like the present . To make our government like those of Athens or Rome , is , in my apprehension , the object and tendency of the ...
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Strana 76 - If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
Strana 133 - The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
Strana 316 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Strana 227 - A final judgment or decree in any suit in the highest court of law or equity of a state, in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against their validity...
Strana 443 - Union are virtually dissolved ; that the states which compose it are free from their moral obligations ; and that, as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, to prepare definitely for a separation — amicably if they can, violently if they must.
Strana 77 - Still one thing more, fellow-citizens — a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Strana 412 - I am compelled to declare it as my deliberate opinion, that if this bill passes, the bonds of this Union are virtually dissolved ; that the States which compose it are free from their obligations, and that, as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, to prepare definitely for a separation — amicably, if they can ; violently, if they must.
Strana 144 - ... he looked upon the independence and uprightness of the judges, as essential to the impartial administration of justice ; as one of the best securities of the rights and liberties of his subjects; and as most conducive to the honour of the crown.
Strana 418 - States, and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union, and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other States...