The War on the Bank of the United States: Or, A Review of the Measures of the Administration Against that Institution and the Prosperity of the CountryKey & Biddle, 1834 - 155 من الصفحات |
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... inquiry into its causes and effects , would , at this moment , be useful in determining the great questions which Congress have remitted for decision to the people . In preparing such a work , he has derived much assistance from the ...
... inquiry into its causes and effects , would , at this moment , be useful in determining the great questions which Congress have remitted for decision to the people . In preparing such a work , he has derived much assistance from the ...
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... inquire into the right claimed for the President to re- move at his pleasure from office , all persons whom he is em- powered to nominate ; -a claim which has become a most import- ant feature of this remarkable case . I. It is said ...
... inquire into the right claimed for the President to re- move at his pleasure from office , all persons whom he is em- powered to nominate ; -a claim which has become a most import- ant feature of this remarkable case . I. It is said ...
الصفحة 11
... inquire , whether it be not possible , to secure the advantages afforded by the present Bank , through the agency of a Bank of the United States , so modified in its principles and structure , as to obviate constitutional and other ...
... inquire , whether it be not possible , to secure the advantages afforded by the present Bank , through the agency of a Bank of the United States , so modified in its principles and structure , as to obviate constitutional and other ...
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... inquire into the expediency of establishing an uniform national currency , reported among other things , " That the government had , for ten years preceding the first of January , 1830 , received from 9000 agents , $ 230,068,855 17 ...
... inquire into the expediency of establishing an uniform national currency , reported among other things , " That the government had , for ten years preceding the first of January , 1830 , received from 9000 agents , $ 230,068,855 17 ...
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... Charges had been raised against the propriety of the con- duct of the Bank , into which the moment , when it asked a renewal of its charter , was the proper one for inquiry . A Committee of Investigation , clothed with ample powers , was ...
... Charges had been raised against the propriety of the con- duct of the Bank , into which the moment , when it asked a renewal of its charter , was the proper one for inquiry . A Committee of Investigation , clothed with ample powers , was ...
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الصفحة 145 - Those who can best estimate the value of a steady administration will be most disposed to prize a provision which connects the official existence of public men with the approbation or disapprobation of that body, which from the greater permanency of its own composition, will in all probability be less subject to inconstancy than any other member of the government.
الصفحة 43 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
الصفحة 118 - Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions. In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven and the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions, to grant...
الصفحة 119 - Many of our rich men have not been content with equal protection and equal benefits, but have besought us to make them richer by act of Congress. By attempting to gratify their desires we have in the results of our legislation arrayed section against section, interest against interest, and man against man, in a fearful commotion which threatens to shake the foundations of our Union.
الصفحة 150 - I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit therefore to your consideration, whether the efficiency of the government would not be promoted, and official industry and integrity better secured by a general extension of the law which limits appointments to four years.
الصفحة 150 - The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance...
الصفحة 145 - A change of the Chief Magistrate, therefore, would not occasion so violent or so general a revolution in the officers of the Government, as might be expected if he were the sole disposer of offices.
الصفحة 11 - A bank of the United States is in many respects convenient for the Government and useful to the people. Entertaining this opinion, and deeply impressed with the belief that some of the powers and privileges possessed by the existing bank are unauthorized by the Constitution, subversive of the rights of the states, and dangerous to the liberties of the people...
الصفحة 6 - Treasury shall immediately lay before Congress, if in session, and if not, immediately after the commencement of the next session, the reasons of such order or direction.
الصفحة 39 - The whole executive power being vested in the President, who is responsible for its exercise, it is a necessary consequence, that he should have a right to employ agents of his own choice to aid him in the performance of his duties, and to discharge them when he is no longer willing to be responsible for their acts.