The Life and Times of Henry Clay, Band 1A. S. Barnes, 1846 |
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... duty of showing it to be so , as an imperative demand , both of public and private justice . In such a position of the mat- ter , forced by this new affirmation , the investigation could not be made contingent on the life of the parties ...
... duty of showing it to be so , as an imperative demand , both of public and private justice . In such a position of the mat- ter , forced by this new affirmation , the investigation could not be made contingent on the life of the parties ...
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... duty of Henry Clay , who , after he was big enough , was seen , whenever the meal - barrel was low , going to and fro on the road between his mother's house and Mrs. Darricott's mill on the Pamunkey river , mounted on a bag that was ...
... duty of Henry Clay , who , after he was big enough , was seen , whenever the meal - barrel was low , going to and fro on the road between his mother's house and Mrs. Darricott's mill on the Pamunkey river , mounted on a bag that was ...
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... duty , the senate , aware of the cause of his absence , manifested deep sympathy , when he rose , and opened his speech with the fol- lowing sentence : " Although I feel myself borne down by the severest affliction , with which ...
... duty , the senate , aware of the cause of his absence , manifested deep sympathy , when he rose , and opened his speech with the fol- lowing sentence : " Although I feel myself borne down by the severest affliction , with which ...
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... duty , so frequent , and often long protracted , have necessarily been habitually extended to interests out of doors , as well as to the customary domain of woman ; and no lady was ever better quali- fied for the peculiar position she ...
... duty , so frequent , and often long protracted , have necessarily been habitually extended to interests out of doors , as well as to the customary domain of woman ; and no lady was ever better quali- fied for the peculiar position she ...
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... duty in vain . The laudable and successful ambition of Henry Clay , jr . , while a cadet at West Point , is not more evident , than his filial affection and obedience to the counsels of a solicitous parent . The follow- ing brief items ...
... duty in vain . The laudable and successful ambition of Henry Clay , jr . , while a cadet at West Point , is not more evident , than his filial affection and obedience to the counsels of a solicitous parent . The follow- ing brief items ...
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Seite 279 - ... provided, always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Seite 279 - And be it further enacted, that in all that territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited.
Seite 350 - In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the Department of the Interior of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Seite 55 - 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.
Seite 448 - Their patriotism would certainly prefer its continuance and application to the great purposes of the public education, roads, rivers, canals, and such other objects of public improvement as it may be thought proper to add to the constitutional enumeration of federal powers.
Seite 167 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner; and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The .immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! logo.
Seite 180 - An honorable peace is attainable only by an efficient war. My plan would b,e to call out the ample resources of the country, give them a judicious direction, prosecute the war with the utmost vigor, strike wherever we can reach the enemy, at sea or on land, and negotiate the terms of a peace at Quebec or at Halifax.
Seite 468 - American 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, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Seite 197 - I desire no concealment of my opinions in regard to the institution of slavery. I look upon it as a great evil, and deeply lament that we have derived it from the parental government and from our ancestors.
Seite 350 - President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these Presents, Greeting: KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity...