Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Nov. 13, 1820-April 14, 1824D. Appleton, 1858 |
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... American seamen from impressment have been construed ( and without question of the correctness of such an interpretation ) to extend to this class of per- sons . As " citizens of the United States , " ac- cording to the terms of the act ...
... American seamen from impressment have been construed ( and without question of the correctness of such an interpretation ) to extend to this class of per- sons . As " citizens of the United States , " ac- cording to the terms of the act ...
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... American gold , compared with silver , ought to be somewhat higher than by law at present established . On inquiry , they find , that gold coins , both foreign and of the United States , have , in a great measure , disappeared ; and ...
... American gold , compared with silver , ought to be somewhat higher than by law at present established . On inquiry , they find , that gold coins , both foreign and of the United States , have , in a great measure , disappeared ; and ...
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... American States . The House then again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole , and resumed the con- sideration of the General Appropriation Bill . Mr. CLAY moved the amendment , which he a few days ago intimated it to be his ...
... American States . The House then again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole , and resumed the con- sideration of the General Appropriation Bill . Mr. CLAY moved the amendment , which he a few days ago intimated it to be his ...
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... American Provinces . Mr. CLAY rose , and submitted for considera- tion the following resolution : Resolved , That the House of Representatives par- ticipates with the people of the United States in the deep interest which they feel for ...
... American Provinces . Mr. CLAY rose , and submitted for considera- tion the following resolution : Resolved , That the House of Representatives par- ticipates with the people of the United States in the deep interest which they feel for ...
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United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton. H. or R. South American Provinces . tive , and might produce a collision ... America which are strug - liberty . He enumerated several considerations gling to establish their liberty and ...
United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton. H. or R. South American Provinces . tive , and might produce a collision ... America which are strug - liberty . He enumerated several considerations gling to establish their liberty and ...
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Seite 40 - Confederation, but according to some equitable ratio of representation, namely, in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, of every age, sex and condition...
Seite 56 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority ; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith...
Seite 261 - Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Seite 114 - That the inhabitants of that portion of the Missouri Territory included within the boundaries hereinafter designated, be, and they are hereby, authorized to form for themselves a constitution and State government, and to assume such name as they shall deem proper; and the said State, when formed, shall be admitted into the Union, upon an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatsoever.
Seite 336 - An Act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to preserve Peace on the Frontiers...
Seite 129 - Provided, That the legislature of the said State, by a solemn public act, shall declare the assent of the said State to the said fundamental condition, and shall transmit to the President of the United States on or before the fourth Monday in November next an authentic copy of the said act; upon the receipt whereof the President, by proclamation, shall announce the fact; whereupon, and without any further proceeding on the part of Congress, the admission of the said State into this Union shall be...
Seite 365 - ... understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have 'to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other Power or State to any part of the said country ; the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes and differences amongst themselves.
Seite 56 - That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to and governed by the civil power.
Seite 130 - Congress, shall never be construed to authorize the passage of any law, and that no law shall be passed in conformity thereto, by which any citizen of either of the States in this Union shall be excluded from the enjoyment of any of the privileges and immunities to which such citizen is entitled under the Constitution of the United States...
Seite 38 - No person who denies the being' of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State.