A Biographical Sketch of Henry A. Wise: With A History of the Political Campaign in Virginia in 1855,Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 1856 - 552 sidor |
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... question , we have only to cite the hosti- lity of Henry Clay to a United States Bank at one period of his life , and at a later period being its chief advocate . The speech of Mr. Clay , made whilst opposed to the bank , could never be ...
... question , we have only to cite the hosti- lity of Henry Clay to a United States Bank at one period of his life , and at a later period being its chief advocate . The speech of Mr. Clay , made whilst opposed to the bank , could never be ...
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... question . Gen. Jack- son had the annexation of Texas in view as early as 1828 ; and his " favorite " had given him every assurance whilst Secretary of State and Vice - President , that he co - operated with him upon that favorite question ...
... question . Gen. Jack- son had the annexation of Texas in view as early as 1828 ; and his " favorite " had given him every assurance whilst Secretary of State and Vice - President , that he co - operated with him upon that favorite question ...
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... question , seemingly , of veracity . But still Mr. Wise advised Mr. Graves not to go farther than to demand whether Mr. Cilley meant to assail his state- ment as untrue . Mr. Graves then saw Mr. Clay as his chief adviser , and after ...
... question , seemingly , of veracity . But still Mr. Wise advised Mr. Graves not to go farther than to demand whether Mr. Cilley meant to assail his state- ment as untrue . Mr. Graves then saw Mr. Clay as his chief adviser , and after ...
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... question then arose before that body , " Shall the victim or the instrument of ex- punging be sent to the Senate ? " But what was strange about the affair was , that Mr. Clay and his friends , favored the return of Mr. Rives to the ...
... question then arose before that body , " Shall the victim or the instrument of ex- punging be sent to the Senate ? " But what was strange about the affair was , that Mr. Clay and his friends , favored the return of Mr. Rives to the ...
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... question now arises , would he have abided those pledges had he been made President ? What does the philosophic politician say ? For ourselves we shall not hazard an opinion of the man of whom John C. Breckenridge said , " His country ...
... question now arises , would he have abided those pledges had he been made President ? What does the philosophic politician say ? For ourselves we shall not hazard an opinion of the man of whom John C. Breckenridge said , " His country ...
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Sida 14 - We must therefore acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our separation, and hold them, as .we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace friends.
Sida 182 - There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats; For I am arm'd so strong in honesty, That they pass by me as the idle wind Which I respect not.
Sida 69 - It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him ; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
Sida 426 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Sida 17 - ... that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whatever, and particularly, by name, the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whereof he was before a citizen or subject; which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Sida 425 - The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Sida 383 - 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...
Sida 15 - ... of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty ; nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself; that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Sida 78 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.
Sida 14 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.