The Statesman's Manual: The Addresses and Messages of the Presidents of the United States, Inaugural, Annual, and Special, from 1789 to 1854; with a Memoir of Each of the Presidents and a History of Their Administrations: Also, the Constitution of the United States, and a Selection of Important Documents and Statistical Information, المجلد 1E. Walker, 1854 |
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... army went into winter - quarters ; the main body in the neighborhood of Morristown , in New Jersey , and various detachments on the Hudson ... sloop- of - war in the Hudson river , immediately after 66 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF WASHINGTON .
... army went into winter - quarters ; the main body in the neighborhood of Morristown , in New Jersey , and various detachments on the Hudson ... sloop- of - war in the Hudson river , immediately after 66 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF WASHINGTON .
الصفحة 226
... sloop - of - war , which will wait a few days at Havre to receive his letters . You expressed a wish to get a passage to this country in a public vessel . Mr. Dawson is charged with orders to the captain of the Maryland to re- ceive and ...
... sloop - of - war , which will wait a few days at Havre to receive his letters . You expressed a wish to get a passage to this country in a public vessel . Mr. Dawson is charged with orders to the captain of the Maryland to re- ceive and ...
الصفحة 248
... sloop- of - war was despatched to France with letters of credit , to be used , if wanted , by the American ministers at Paris , for the purchase of Florida , which gave rise to a report in the United States , that two millions in specie ...
... sloop- of - war was despatched to France with letters of credit , to be used , if wanted , by the American ministers at Paris , for the purchase of Florida , which gave rise to a report in the United States , that two millions in specie ...
الصفحة 253
... war belonging to France and to England might come into the ports of the United States . Those of France came , and those of England came to seek them . Five seamen had deserted from the British sloop - of- war Halifax , in March , 1807 ...
... war belonging to France and to England might come into the ports of the United States . Those of France came , and those of England came to seek them . Five seamen had deserted from the British sloop - of- war Halifax , in March , 1807 ...
الصفحة 304
... sloop- of - war Wasp , reporting his capture of the British sloop - of - war Frolic , after a close action , in which other brilliant titles will be seen to the public ad- miration and praise . A nation , feeling what it owes to itself ...
... sloop- of - war Wasp , reporting his capture of the British sloop - of - war Frolic , after a close action , in which other brilliant titles will be seen to the public ad- miration and praise . A nation , feeling what it owes to itself ...
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الصفحة xi - Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article; of sending and receiving ambassadors; entering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective...
الصفحة 140 - If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it.
الصفحة 68 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.
الصفحة 66 - If in the opinion of the people the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation, for though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
الصفحة xi - No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such state, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the united states in congress assembled can be consulted...
الصفحة 66 - ... the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance, to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should...
الصفحة 68 - The Nation, which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.
الصفحة 450 - In the wars of the European powers — in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do.
الصفحة xii - ... or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question : but if they can not agree, Congress shall name three persons out of each of the United States, and from the list of such persons each party shall alternately strike out one, the petitioners beginning, until the number shall be reduced to thirteen; and from that number not less than seven, nor more than nine names, as Congress shall direct, shall in...
الصفحة 67 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.