 | 1799 - 438 pages
...choice of a party, for its own ends, not of the nation, for the national good. If that folitary fuffrage can be obtained by foreign nations, by .flattery or...terror, intrigue, or venality ; the government may uot be the choice of the American people, but of foreign nations. It may be foreign nations who govern... | |
 | William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 448 pages
...choice of a party for its own ends, not of the nation, for the national good. If that folitary fuffrage can be obtained by foreign nations by flattery or...nations who govern us, and not we the people who govern ourfelves. And candid men will acknowledge, that, in fuch cafes, choice fhould have little advantage... | |
 | John Wood - United States - 1802 - 522 pages
...choice of a party for its own ends ; not of the nation, for the national good. If thatsolitary suffrage can be obtained by foreign nations, by flattery or...venality, the government may not be the choice of American people, but of foreign nations. It may be foreign nations who govern us, and not we, the people,... | |
 | John Wood - United States - 1802 - 560 pages
...of the nation, for the national good. If that solitary suffrage can be obtained by foreign natlons, by flattery or menaces, by fraud or violence, by terror,...venality, the government may not be the choice of American people, but of foreign nations. It may be foreign nations who govern us, and not we, the people,... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...choice of a party, for its own ends, not of the nation, for the national good. If the solitary suffrage can be obtained by foreign nations by flattery or...govern us, and not We the People, who govern ourselves. And candid men will acknowledge, that in such cases, choice would have little advantage to boast of,... | |
 | Ignatius Thomson - Chronology - 1810 - 220 pages
...national good. 14. If that folitary fufrrage can be obtained by foreign nations by flattery or menaces, fraud or violence, by terror, intrigue or venality,...who govern us, and not we the people, •who govern ourfelves. And candid men will acknowledge, that in fuch cafes, choice would have little advantage... | |
 | United States - 1819 - 500 pages
...choice of a party, for its own ends, not of the nation, for ihe national good. If that solitary suffrage can be obtained by foreign nations, by flattery or...govern us, and not we the people, who govern ourselves ; and candid men will acknowledge, that in such cases, choice would have little advantage to boast... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 532 pages
...choice of a party, for its own ends, not of the nation for the national good. If that solitary suffrage can be obtained by foreign nations, by flattery or...govern us, and not we, the people, who govern ourselves : and candid men will acknowledge, that in such cases choice would have little advantage to boast of,... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 524 pages
...for the national good. If that solitary suffrage can be obtained by foreign nations, by flattery 6r menaces, by fraud or violence, by terror, intrigue,...us, and not we, the people, who govern ourselves: and candid men will acknowledge, that in such cases choice would have little advantage to boast of,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - Legislative journals - 1828 - 604 pages
...choice of a- party, for its own ends, not of the nation for the national good. If that solitary suffrage can be obtained by foreign nations by flattery or...govern us, and not we the people who govern ourselves. And candid men will acknowledge, that, in such cases, choice would have little advantage to boast of,... | |
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If an election is to be determined by a majority of a single vote, and that can be procured by a party through artifice or corruption, the government may be the choice of a party for its own ends, not of the nation for the national good. If that solitary... 
