The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay, Volumen2Greeley & McElrath, 1843 |
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... liberty to set up any looms without first registering at an office kept for that purpose , and the name and place of abode of any journeyman that shall work for him . But if any particular inhabitant shall be inclined to have any linen ...
... liberty to set up any looms without first registering at an office kept for that purpose , and the name and place of abode of any journeyman that shall work for him . But if any particular inhabitant shall be inclined to have any linen ...
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... liberty of making bolts , spikes , and other things proper for carrying on that work , by which article returns are made for purchasing our woollen manufactures . " - Pages 87 , 88 , 89 . Such is the picture of colonists dependent upon ...
... liberty of making bolts , spikes , and other things proper for carrying on that work , by which article returns are made for purchasing our woollen manufactures . " - Pages 87 , 88 , 89 . Such is the picture of colonists dependent upon ...
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... liberty and independence , I never expected jus- tice , nor desired mercy at their hands ; and scorn the wrath and defy the oppression of power . I regret , Mr. President , that one topic has , I think , unnecessarily been introduced ...
... liberty and independence , I never expected jus- tice , nor desired mercy at their hands ; and scorn the wrath and defy the oppression of power . I regret , Mr. President , that one topic has , I think , unnecessarily been introduced ...
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... liberty " to apply such surplus to the purchase of any portion of the public debt , at such rates as , in their opinion may be advantageous to the United States . " This vests a discretionary authority , to be exercised under official ...
... liberty " to apply such surplus to the purchase of any portion of the public debt , at such rates as , in their opinion may be advantageous to the United States . " This vests a discretionary authority , to be exercised under official ...
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... in the bill . The hands of Congress are left untied in this event , and they will be at liberty to resort to any mode of taxation which they may propose . But if we suppose peace to continue , ON INTRODUCING THE COMPROMISE BILL . 145.
... in the bill . The hands of Congress are left untied in this event , and they will be at liberty to resort to any mode of taxation which they may propose . But if we suppose peace to continue , ON INTRODUCING THE COMPROMISE BILL . 145.
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Página 180 - ... any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States...
Página 120 - Army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said States...
Página 86 - The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
Página 181 - That if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, for the writing or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as a libel. And the jury who shall try the cause, shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
Página 291 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Página 162 - Yes, I have ambition ; but it is the ambition of being the humble instrument, in the hands of Providence, to reconcile a divided people ; once more to revive concord and harmony in a distracted land ; the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people ! 19.
Página 175 - But where a specific duty is assigned by law, and individual rights depend upon the performance of that duty, it seems equally clear that the individual who considers himself injured, has a right to resort to the laws of his country for a remedy.
Página 85 - Suspicions are entertained and charges are made of gross abuse and violation of its charter. An investigation unwillingly conceded and so restricted in time as necessarily to make it incomplete and unsatisfactory discloses enough to excite suspicion and alarm.
Página 29 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates.
Página 180 - States, their people or government, then such person, being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.