James Knox Polk, and a History of His Administration: Embracing the Annexation of Texas, the Difficulties with Mexico, the Settlement of the Oregon Question, and Other Important EventsJ. M. Alden, 1851 - 395 páginas |
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Página 58
... federal constitution ; and as a thorough - going and consistent states ' - rights man , he had a natural dread of conceding anything by way of impli- cation . It is one of the faults , among the numberless blessings , of a written ...
... federal constitution ; and as a thorough - going and consistent states ' - rights man , he had a natural dread of conceding anything by way of impli- cation . It is one of the faults , among the numberless blessings , of a written ...
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... federal platform of 1800 . The friends of General Jackson , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Calhoun , and a portion of those who had supported Mr. Clay , immediately manifested a disposition vigorously to oppose the new administration , the tendency ...
... federal platform of 1800 . The friends of General Jackson , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Calhoun , and a portion of those who had supported Mr. Clay , immediately manifested a disposition vigorously to oppose the new administration , the tendency ...
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... federal party during the discussions on Jay's treaty , that the treaty making power , and the management of the for eign relations of the government , belonged exclusively to the President and Senate ; and that the House of Rep ...
... federal party during the discussions on Jay's treaty , that the treaty making power , and the management of the for eign relations of the government , belonged exclusively to the President and Senate ; and that the House of Rep ...
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... Federal Constitution to the present period ; and might , and in all probability would , have a tendency to involve the nation in entangling alliances , ' and endanger the neutrality and relations of amity and peace , which at present ...
... Federal Constitution to the present period ; and might , and in all probability would , have a tendency to involve the nation in entangling alliances , ' and endanger the neutrality and relations of amity and peace , which at present ...
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... Federal and State authorities . The State Governments are not , as has been erroneously supposed by some , subordinate to the Fed- eral Government . " They are coördinate departments of one simple and integral whole . " The States have ...
... Federal and State authorities . The State Governments are not , as has been erroneously supposed by some , subordinate to the Fed- eral Government . " They are coördinate departments of one simple and integral whole . " The States have ...
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Términos y frases comunes
28th Congress 49th parallel administration adopted American annexation appropriations army authority bank bill boundary Buren candidate Carolina character citizens claim Coahuila coast commerce Congress constitution convention declared deemed democratic desire election ernment established executive exercise existing favor Federal Government foreign friends honor House of Representatives Hudson's Bay Company hundred important independent interests internal improvements JAMES K Judge White legislative letter levying Matamoras measures Mecklenburg county ment Mexican government Mexico navigation negotiation Nootka Sound Convention North North Carolina Nueces objects opinion Oregon Oregon question Oregon territory Paredes party passed peace Peña political Polk ports present President principle proper protection public lands public money question recommend republic Republic of Texas republican republican party resolution revenue Rio Grande Senate session settlement Spain tariff Tennessee territory Texan Texas thousand tion tonnage duty treasury treaty Union United vessels veto vote whig whole
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Página 139 - That our title to the whole of the territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power; and that the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this convention recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union.
Página 138 - That the liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, and sanctioned in the Constitution, which makes ours the land of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation, have ever been cardinal principles in the democratic faith...
Página 148 - ... peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none: the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies: the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home, and safety abroad...
Página 237 - That if the President of the United States shall, in his judgment and discretion, deem it most advisable, instead of proceeding to submit the foregoing resolution to the Republic of Texas as an overture on the part of the United States for admission, to negotiate with that Republic, then...
Página 27 - ... 4. Resolved, that as we now acknowledge the existence and control of no law or legal officer, civil or military, within this county, we do hereby ordain and adopt as a rule of life all, each and every of our former laws — wherein nevertheless the Crown of Great Britain never can be considered as holding rights, privileges, immunities, or authority therein.
Página 381 - ... an honorable peace, and thereby secure ample indemnity for the expenses of the war. as well as to our much-injured citizens who hold large pecuniary demands against Mexico.
Página 390 - An act to provide for the better organization of the treasury, and for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue...
Página 153 - That justice and sound policy forbid the federal government to foster one branch of industry to the detriment of another, or to cherish the interests of one portion to the injury of another portion of our common country...
Página 105 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies; the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Página 27 - That we, the citizens of Mecklenburg County, do hereby dissolve the political bands which have connected us to the mother country, and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the British Crown...