Lives of John Jay and Alexander HamiltonHarper & Brothers, 1841 - Počet stran: 341 |
Další vydání - Zobrazit všechny
Běžně se vyskytující výrazy a sousloví
adopted ALEXANDER HAMILTON American anti-federal appear appointed arms army articles of confederation bank became bills body Britain British Burr called cause character chief-justice claim colonies commerce commissioners committee confederation Congress considered Constitution Convention Council of Appointment course debt declared delegates duties Edmund Randolph elected England equally eral exertions existing favour federal party Federalists feelings foreign France Franklin French friends governor gress Hamilton honour ilton important independence influence interest JAMES RENWICK Jay's Jay's treaty Jefferson John Jay labour Legislature letter Madison means measures ment military minister motives nation necessary negotiation New-York Newburgh Letters obtained opinion opposed opposition paper patriotic peace Philadelphia political popular possessed present president principles proposed provision question received refused resolution Rhode Island secretary secure Senate soon Spain speedily success talent tion treaty United vessels views vote Washington
Oblíbené pasáže
Strana xxi - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Strana 215 - They are the more naturally led to this conclusion, as, in the course of their reflections on the subject, they have been induced to think that the power of regulating trade is of such comprehensive extent, and will enter so far into the general system of the Federal Government, that to give it efficacy, and to obviate questions and doubts concerning its precise nature and limits, may require a correspondent adjustment of other parts of the federal system.
Strana xxi - Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
Strana 215 - May following, to take into consideration the situation of the United States ; to devise such further provisions as should appear to them necessary to render the Constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the Union...
Strana 216 - May next, to take into consideration the situation of the United States; to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the Union ; and to report such an act for that purpose, to the United States in Congress assembled, as, when agreed to by them, and afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State, will effectually provide for the same.
Strana 215 - Commissioners, with the most respectful deference, beg leave to suggest their unanimous conviction, that it may essentially tend to advance the interests of the Union, if the States, by whom they have been respectively delegated would themselves concur, and use their endeavors to procure the concurrence of the other States in the appointment of Commissioners to meet at Philadelphia on the second Monday...
Strana 239 - The utility of the union to your political prosperity *The insufficiency of the present confederation to preserve that union The necessity of a government at least equally energetic with the one proposed, to the attainment of this object The conformity of the proposed constitution to the true principles of republican government *Its analogy to your own state constitution and lastly, The additional security which its adoption will afford to the preservation of that species of government, to liberty,...
Strana 233 - In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings?
Strana 239 - THE UTILITY OF THE UNION TO YOUR POLITICAL PROSPERITY THE INSUFFICIENCY OF THE PRESENT CONFEDERATION TO PRESERVE THAT UNION THE NECESSITY OF A GOVERNMENT AT LEAST EQUALLY ENERGETIC WITH THE ONE PROPOSED, TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THIS OBJECT THE CONFORMITY OF THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION TO THE TRUE PRINCIPLES OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT ITS ANALOGY TO YOUR OWN STATE CONSTITUTION and lastly, THE ADDITIONAL SECURITY WHICH ITS ADOPTION WILL AFFORD TO THE PRESERVATION OF THAT SPECIES OF GOVERNMENT, TO LIBERTY,...