The Life of John Caldwell Calhoun, Volym 1J.E. Beardsley, 1850 - 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 162 - ... 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 - Union ; and to call forth the force of the Union against any member of the Union failing to fulfill its duty under the articles thereof.
Sida 249 - Resolved, That the people of the several States composing these United States are united as parties to a constitutional compact, to which the people of each State acceded as a separate...
Sida 454 - Statesman, yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, And praised, unenvied, by the Muse he loved.
Sida 163 - That the 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; but that, as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and measure of redress.
Sida 428 - Union, Union, the glorious Union!" can no more prevent disunion than the cry of "Health, health, glorious health!
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...
Sida 426 - The cords which bound these States together in one common Union are far too numerous and powerful for that. Disunion must be the work of time. It is only through a long process, and successively, that the cords can be snapped, until the whole fabric falls asunder. Already the agitation of the slavery question has snapped some of the most important, and has greatly weakened all the others, as I shall proceed to show.
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