The Tour of James Monroe: President of the United States, Through the Northern and Eastern States, in 1817 ; His Tour in the Year 1818 ; Together with a Sketch of His Life ; with Descriptive and Historical Notices of the Principal Places Through which He PassedSilas Andrus, 1820 - 348 Seiten |
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... military life must be rapidly glanced over . For his consum- mate bravery in the battle of Trenton , he was promo- ted to a captaincy and was soon after selected by Lord Stirling as his Aid - de - Camp . In this capacity , he served ...
... military life must be rapidly glanced over . For his consum- mate bravery in the battle of Trenton , he was promo- ted to a captaincy and was soon after selected by Lord Stirling as his Aid - de - Camp . In this capacity , he served ...
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... military capacity , he fought in the most disastrous pe- riods of the great struggle for Independence : so , when he was , at the termination of it , invested with official functions in civil life , involving the highest responsibili ...
... military capacity , he fought in the most disastrous pe- riods of the great struggle for Independence : so , when he was , at the termination of it , invested with official functions in civil life , involving the highest responsibili ...
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... military gentlemen , visited the ground where general Ross fell , and the breast - works that were thrown up for the defence of Baltimore during the late war . The mayor , and a committee from the city council , waited on the President ...
... military gentlemen , visited the ground where general Ross fell , and the breast - works that were thrown up for the defence of Baltimore during the late war . The mayor , and a committee from the city council , waited on the President ...
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... military officers . After a review of the troops , the President proceeded to the examination of Fort M'Henry , which so gloriously withstood the bombard- ment of the Britith naval force for twenty - four hours . The recollection of ...
... military officers . After a review of the troops , the President proceeded to the examination of Fort M'Henry , which so gloriously withstood the bombard- ment of the Britith naval force for twenty - four hours . The recollection of ...
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... military body ; well fed and warmly clad ; and by a happy sys- tem of order and humanity , secure against the despair , the violence and outrages common to prisons ; the whole kept in order by only seven men ; and the se- cret of the ...
... military body ; well fed and warmly clad ; and by a happy sys- tem of order and humanity , secure against the despair , the violence and outrages common to prisons ; the whole kept in order by only seven men ; and the se- cret of the ...
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Seite 116 - One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You...
Seite ii - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Seite 46 - Usurpation is then an easy attainment, and a usurper soon found. The people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin. Let us, then, look to the great cause, and endeavor to preserve it in full force. Let us, by all wise and constitutional measures, promote intelligence among the people, as the best means of preserving our liberties.
Seite 47 - ... dear to a free people, must depend in an eminent degree on the militia. Invasions may be made too formidable to be resisted by any land and naval force which it would comport either with the principles of our government, or the circumstances of the United States, to maintain. In such cases, recourse must be had to the great body of the people, and in a manner to produce the best effect. It is of the highest importance, therefore, that they be so organized and trained, as to be prepared for any...
Seite 49 - It is important, too, that the capital which nourishes our manufactures should be domestic ; as its influence in that case, instead of exhausting, as it may do in foreign hands, would be felt advantageously on agriculture and every other branch of industry. Equally important is it to provide at home a market for our raw materials, as, by extending the competition, it will enhance the price, and protect the cultivator against the casualties incident to foreign markets.
Seite 309 - Michigan territory, and of the state of Indiana. From the Cherokee tribe a tract has been purchased in the state of Georgia, and an arrangement made, by which, in exchange for lands beyond the Mississippi, a great part, if not the whole of the land belonging to the tribe, eastward of that river, in the states of North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, and in the Alabama territory, will soon be acquired.
Seite ii - An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.
Seite 44 - Just as this Constitution was put into action several of the principal States of Europe had become much agitated and some of them seriously convulsed. Destructive wars ensued, which have of late only been terminated. In the course of these conflicts the United States received great injury from several of the parties. It was their interest to stand aloof from the contest, to demand justice from the party committing the injury, and to cultivate by a fair and honorable conduct the friendship of all....
Seite 45 - Had the people of the United States been educated in different principles, had they been less intelligent, less independent, or less virtuous, can it be believed that we should have maintained the same steady and consistent career, or been blessed with the same success?
Seite 342 - I have great satisfaction in stating, that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers, continue on the most friendly basis. In our domestic concerns we have ample cause of satisfaction.