Speeches in the convention to amend the constitution of Massachusetts ; Speeches in CongressLittle, Brown and Company, 1853 |
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... executive and the members of the legislature . It would not be easy , perhaps , to say why it should not be extended to the judiciary , if it were thought neces- sary for any office . There can be no office in which the sense of ...
... executive and the members of the legislature . It would not be easy , perhaps , to say why it should not be extended to the judiciary , if it were thought neces- sary for any office . There can be no office in which the sense of ...
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... executive power , so uniformly the object of jealousy to republics , has in the States of this Union been deprived ... executives was very considerable and respectable . It might then even be an object , in some cases , of a just and ...
... executive power , so uniformly the object of jealousy to republics , has in the States of this Union been deprived ... executives was very considerable and respectable . It might then even be an object , in some cases , of a just and ...
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... executive power , is , in very many of the States , held or controlled by the legislature ; that department either making the principal appointments itself , or else surrounding the chief executive magistrate with a council of its own ...
... executive power , is , in very many of the States , held or controlled by the legislature ; that department either making the principal appointments itself , or else surrounding the chief executive magistrate with a council of its own ...
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... executive and legislative branches , and to provide for the decision of pri- vate rights in a manner wholly uninfluenced by reasons of state , or considerations of party or of policy . It is the glory of the British constitution to have ...
... executive and legislative branches , and to provide for the decision of pri- vate rights in a manner wholly uninfluenced by reasons of state , or considerations of party or of policy . It is the glory of the British constitution to have ...
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... executive mag- istrate was chosen ? I cannot consent to stake the chance of the greatest public mischiefs upon a reliance on any such re- sponsibility . The stakes are too unequal . As to the opinion advanced by some , that the object ...
... executive mag- istrate was chosen ? I cannot consent to stake the chance of the greatest public mischiefs upon a reliance on any such re- sponsibility . The stakes are too unequal . As to the opinion advanced by some , that the object ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 342 - I have not allowed myself, Sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
Seite 200 - With the movements in this hemisphere we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the allied powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
Seite 319 - ... in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them.
Seite 501 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
Seite 455 - Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Seite 317 - Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts ; she needs none. There she is. Behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history ; the world knows it by heart.
Seite 275 - I never shall be, into crimination and recrimination, the honorable member may perhaps find that, in that contest, there will be blows to take as well as blows to give; that others can state comparisons as significant, at least, as his own; and that his impunity may possibly demand of him whatever powers of taunt and sarcasm he may possess. I commend him to a prudent husbandry of his resources.
Seite 477 - We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this constitution.
Seite 255 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
Seite 498 - To grant patents for useful inventions. "To secure to authors exclusive rights for a certain time. "To establish public institutions, rewards, and immunities for the promotion of agriculture, commerce, trades, and manufactures.