Division and Reunion, 1829-1889Longmans, Green, 1893 - 326 страници |
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... hand , which came rapidly into being after the Revolution , Expansion were at a much greater remove from old tradi- and change . tion and settled habit , and were in direct contact with difficulties such as breed rough strength and a ...
... hand , which came rapidly into being after the Revolution , Expansion were at a much greater remove from old tradi- and change . tion and settled habit , and were in direct contact with difficulties such as breed rough strength and a ...
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... hands of that party its full logical expansion and application . The party of Jefferson , created by opposi- tion to the vigorous centralizing measures of the Federal- ists , held as its cardinal , distinctive tenet the principle ...
... hands of that party its full logical expansion and application . The party of Jefferson , created by opposi- tion to the vigorous centralizing measures of the Federal- ists , held as its cardinal , distinctive tenet the principle ...
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... be keeping the greatest of the national offices in the hands of a coterie of eastern statesmen . The whole country had grown jealous of the control of presi- dential nominations which Congress had for long exer- cised through.
... be keeping the greatest of the national offices in the hands of a coterie of eastern statesmen . The whole country had grown jealous of the control of presi- dential nominations which Congress had for long exer- cised through.
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... hand of western men before this , but differently . Clay had brought with him into politics an imagination for great schemes , an ardor for progress on the great scale , a 1829 , 1830. ] Appointments to Office . 27 quick 26 [ SS 14 , 15 ...
... hand of western men before this , but differently . Clay had brought with him into politics an imagination for great schemes , an ardor for progress on the great scale , a 1829 , 1830. ] Appointments to Office . 27 quick 26 [ SS 14 , 15 ...
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... hands of new captains . In choosing his cabinet officers , Jackson did not alto- gether depart from custom . The men he selected were , it is true , with but one exception , inconspicuous and without the usual title to high office ; but ...
... hands of new captains . In choosing his cabinet officers , Jackson did not alto- gether depart from custom . The men he selected were , it is true , with but one exception , inconspicuous and without the usual title to high office ; but ...
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Страница 61 - I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed.
Страница 105 - Where this is the case in any part of the world, those who are free are by far the most proud and jealous of their freedom. Freedom is to them not only an enjoyment, but a kind of rank and privilege. Not seeing there that freedom, as in countries where it is a common blessing, and as broad and general as the air, may be united with much abject toil, with great misery, with all the exterior of servitude, liberty looks, among them, like something that is more noble and liberal.
Страница 206 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY, THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS...
Страница 210 - Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, and also all acts and parts of acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby repealed; and that the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the "United States of America,
Страница 46 - I am compelled to declare it as my deliberate opinion that if this bill passes, the bonds of this Union are virtually dissolved; that the States which compose it are free from their moral obligations, and that as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, to prepare definitely for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must.
Страница 83 - The opinion of the judges has no more authority over congress than the opinion of congress has over the judges, and on that point the president is independent of both.
Страница 73 - The charter of the Bank of the United States expires in 1836, and its stockholders will most probably apply for a renewal of their privileges. In order to avoid the evils resulting from precipitancy in a measure involving such important principles and such deep pecuniary interests...
Страница 61 - The laws of the United States must be executed. I have no discretionary power on the subject; my duty is emphatically pronounced in the Constitution. Those who told you that you might peaceably prevent their execution deceived you; they could not have been deceived themselves. They know that a forcible opposition could alone prevent the execution of the laws, and they know that such opposition must be repelled. Their object is disunion. But be not deceived by names.