The Life of John Caldwell CalhounAlden, Beardsley & Company, 1854 - 454 sidor |
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... natural operations of his mind and character in the progress of development , he ac- quired a reputation of which his fellow - citizens were exceedingly proud , as they well might be . They soon learned to love him , and loving , to ...
... natural operations of his mind and character in the progress of development , he ac- quired a reputation of which his fellow - citizens were exceedingly proud , as they well might be . They soon learned to love him , and loving , to ...
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... natural daring of his spirit , and to render him courageous and self - reliant ; familiar with hardship and privation , with war and bloodshed ; he was distinguished for his boldness and intrepidity , his determined energy , and his ...
... natural daring of his spirit , and to render him courageous and self - reliant ; familiar with hardship and privation , with war and bloodshed ; he was distinguished for his boldness and intrepidity , his determined energy , and his ...
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... natural shrewdness he added an inquiring disposition , and a boldness and independence of sentiment that were rarely imitated . He thought , and spoke , and acted for himself . He was a Whig in prin- ciple long before the Revolution ...
... natural shrewdness he added an inquiring disposition , and a boldness and independence of sentiment that were rarely imitated . He thought , and spoke , and acted for himself . He was a Whig in prin- ciple long before the Revolution ...
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... nature and reason seemed to establish , and he acknowledged no obligation which was not supported by the like sanctions . It was under this conviction that , upon one occasion , he and his neighbors went down within twenty - three miles ...
... nature and reason seemed to establish , and he acknowledged no obligation which was not supported by the like sanctions . It was under this conviction that , upon one occasion , he and his neighbors went down within twenty - three miles ...
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... natural gifts which give great minds the mastery over difficulties which the timid regard as insuperable . Indeed , we have here another of those rare instances in which the hardiness of natural genius is seen to defy all obstacles ...
... natural gifts which give great minds the mastery over difficulties which the timid regard as insuperable . Indeed , we have here another of those rare instances in which the hardiness of natural genius is seen to defy all obstacles ...
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Sida 282 - ... that 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.
Sida 203 - All laws of the particular States contrary to the Constitution or laws of the United States to be utterly void; and the better to prevent such laws being passed, the Governor or President of each State shall be appointed by the General Government, and shall have a negative upon the laws about to be passed in the State of which he is Governor or President.
Sida 249 - Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers...
Sida 415 - I HAVE, Senators, believed from the first that the agitation of the subject of slavery would, if not prevented by some timely and effective measure, end in disunion.
Sida 428 - States together except force. But surely that can with no propriety of language be called a Union when the only means by which the weaker is held connected with the stronger portion is force. It may, indeed, keep them connected; but the connection will partake much more of the character of subjugation on the part of the weaker to the stronger than the union of free, independent, and sovereign States in one confederation, as they stood in the early stages of the government, and which only is worthy...
Sida 428 - Having now, Senators, explained what it is that endangers the Union, and traced it to its cause, and explained its nature and character, the question again recurs, How can the Union be saved? To this I answer, there is but one way by which it can be — and that is, by adopting such measures as will satisfy the States belonging to the Southern section that they can remain in the Union consistently with their honor and their safety.
Sida 278 - It is the power which raises man above the brute, which distinguishes his faculties from mere sagacity, which he holds in common with inferior animals. It is this power which has raised the astronomer from being a mere gazer at the stars to the high intellectual eminence of a Newton or a Laplace, and astronomy itself from a mere observation of insulated facts into that noble science which displays to our admiration the system of the universe.
Sida 427 - ... spiritual and ecclesiastical nature, consisted in the unity of the great religious denominations, all of which originally embraced the whole Union. All these denominations, with the exception, perhaps, of the Catholics, were organized very much upon the principle of our political institutions. Beginning with smaller meetings, corresponding with the political divisions of the country, their organization terminated in one great central assemblage, corresponding very much with the character of Congress.
Sida 423 - ... are as opposite and hostile as they can possibly be. I refer to the relation between the two races in the Southern section, which constitutes a vital portion of her social organization. Every portion of the North entertains views and feelings more or less hostile to it. Those most...
Sida 233 - ... that in cases of an abuse of the delegated powers, the members of the General Government, being chosen by the people, a change by the people would be the constitutional remedy; but, where powers are assumed which have not been delegated, a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy...