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 Passed ...S. Andrus, 1819 - 348 Seiten |
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... commenced on the left , and was immediately answered by Col. Stark in our front , who forced the enemy's picket , and pressed into the town ; our column being close at his heels . enemy made a momentary shew of resistance , by a wild ...
... commenced on the left , and was immediately answered by Col. Stark in our front , who forced the enemy's picket , and pressed into the town ; our column being close at his heels . enemy made a momentary shew of resistance , by a wild ...
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... commenced the study of law under the direction of one of his illustrious predecessors , THOMAS JEFFER- But his native state was soon after invaded ; and he volunteered his service in the militia . In 1780 , he was appointed by Mr ...
... commenced the study of law under the direction of one of his illustrious predecessors , THOMAS JEFFER- But his native state was soon after invaded ; and he volunteered his service in the militia . In 1780 , he was appointed by Mr ...
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... commenced his legislative and diplomatic career . It would require volumes to go into details . As , in a military capacity , he fought in the most disastrous pe- riods of the great struggle for Independence ; so , when he was , at the ...
... commenced his legislative and diplomatic career . It would require volumes to go into details . As , in a military capacity , he fought in the most disastrous pe- riods of the great struggle for Independence ; so , when he was , at the ...
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... commence a public life in a subordinate station . But , like the son of Edmund Burke , " he was born a public man ... commencement of the revolution , to the 66 year 1794 , the American people felt little of BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH . 23.
... commence a public life in a subordinate station . But , like the son of Edmund Burke , " he was born a public man ... commencement of the revolution , to the 66 year 1794 , the American people felt little of BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH . 23.
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... commenced under the mild auspices of Fayette and Mirabeau , and was even aided by Louis XVI . the only European monarch , who was ever a friend to the American Republic . Whatever it may have produced in its consummation , its com ...
... commenced under the mild auspices of Fayette and Mirabeau , and was even aided by Louis XVI . the only European monarch , who was ever a friend to the American Republic . Whatever it may have produced in its consummation , its com ...
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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 342 - States in regard to this contest, and to conclude that it is proper to adhere to it, especially in the present state of affairs. I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis.
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 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 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 310 - ... the earth was given to mankind to support the greatest number of which it is capable, and no tribe or people have a right to withhold from the wants of others more than is necessary for their own support and comfort.
Seite 97 - Americans will pay, which the exhausted state of the continent renders very unlikely ; and because it was well worth while to incur a loss upon the first exportation, in order, by the glut, to stifle in the cradle those rising manufactures in the United States, which the war had forced into existence contrary to the natural course of things.
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 344 - Negotiations are now depending with the tribes in the Illinois Territory and with the Choctaws, by which it is expected that other extensive cessions will be made. I take great interest in stating that the cessions already made, which are considered so important to the United States, have been obtained on conditions very satisfactory to the Indians.
Seite 47 - 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 emergency. The arrangement should be such as to put at the command of the Government...