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Page 51
... amount of fifty - five millions of dollars , prodigal in a pinch , gave the proof of what a great mo- and to issue notes to the amount of thirty - five millions neyed power could do , and would do , to promote its more . This makes ...
... amount of fifty - five millions of dollars , prodigal in a pinch , gave the proof of what a great mo- and to issue notes to the amount of thirty - five millions neyed power could do , and would do , to promote its more . This makes ...
Page 57
... amount of about one million and evidence of the senses which concludes argument , and a half was purchased ; the remainder , amounting to about dispels uncertainty ; and , as my proposal for the repeal of thirteen millions and a quarter ...
... amount of about one million and evidence of the senses which concludes argument , and a half was purchased ; the remainder , amounting to about dispels uncertainty ; and , as my proposal for the repeal of thirteen millions and a quarter ...
Page 59
... amount of these secondary deposites , as I find them on exclusion of the Southern notes from the northwest quar- the bank returns ; and to it I appeal for the verification of ter of the Union , is injurious to both parties , as our tra ...
... amount of these secondary deposites , as I find them on exclusion of the Southern notes from the northwest quar- the bank returns ; and to it I appeal for the verification of ter of the Union , is injurious to both parties , as our tra ...
Page 65
... amount of the assets United States in a moneyed point of view , there is a far of the corporation . Unhappily , these assets are never more grave and serious aspect under which to view it . assez , that is to say , enough , when ...
... amount of the assets United States in a moneyed point of view , there is a far of the corporation . Unhappily , these assets are never more grave and serious aspect under which to view it . assez , that is to say , enough , when ...
Page 73
... amount of the tax . missions abroad , and of territorial governments at home . It is the aggravation which renders taxation insupportable . These were the items of the civil list ; comprehending the It is " absenteeism " in a new and ...
... amount of the tax . missions abroad , and of territorial governments at home . It is the aggravation which renders taxation insupportable . These were the items of the civil list ; comprehending the It is " absenteeism " in a new and ...
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Page 629 - Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; — who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy, and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of his country.
Page 659 - Act read in its essential parts as follows: (A) final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest court of law or equity of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity...
Page 661 - ... may, at their discretion, if the cause shall have been once remanded before, proceed to a final decision of the same and award execution.
Page 303 - SEC. 3. That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be immediately available, to be expended at the discretion of the President of the United States of America, for the purpose of carrying this joint resolution into effect.
Page 667 - In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.
Page 659 - State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against their validity; or where is drawn in question the validity of a statute of, or an authority exercised under, any State, on the ground of their being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties or laws of the United States...
Page 683 - When any motion or proposition is made, the question, "Will the House now consider it?" shall not be put, unless it is demanded by some member, or is deemed necessary by the Speaker.
Page 669 - ... the discretion of those who administer the government, and not the Constitution, would be the measure of their powers: That the several states who formed that instrument being sovereign and independent, have the unquestionable right to judge of the infraction ; and, That a Nullification by those sovereignties, of all unauthorized acts done under color of that instrument is the rightful remedy...
Page 215 - States, shall make a settlement on any lands belonging, or secured, or granted by treaty with the United States, to any Indian tribe, or shall survey, or attempt to survey, such lands, or designate any of the boundaries, by marking trees or otherwise, such offender shall forfeit a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and suffer imprisonment not exceeding twelve months.
Page 629 - Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, Sir, assume the province of determining ; — but surely age may become justly contemptible, if the opportunities which it brings have passed away without improvement, and vice appears to prevail when the passions have subsided.