Text-book of Prose, from Burke, Webster, and Bacon, with Notes, and Sketches of the Authors' Lives, for Use in Schools and ClassesGinn, Heath, & Company, 1881 |
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Page 353
... 8 Alluding to Mr. Calhoun , who , at the time this speech was made , was Vice President of the United States , and of course President of the Senate . duty on cotton . He failed , by four votes SPEECH IN REPLY TO HAYNE . 353.
... 8 Alluding to Mr. Calhoun , who , at the time this speech was made , was Vice President of the United States , and of course President of the Senate . duty on cotton . He failed , by four votes SPEECH IN REPLY TO HAYNE . 353.
Page 367
... United States be the agent of the State governments , then they may control it , provided they can agree in the manner of controlling it : if it be the agent of the people , then the people alone can control it , restrain it , modify ...
... United States be the agent of the State governments , then they may control it , provided they can agree in the manner of controlling it : if it be the agent of the people , then the people alone can control it , restrain it , modify ...
Page 368
... United States , so far , it must be admitted , State sovereignty is effectually controlled . I do not contend that it is , or ought to be , controlled further . The sentiment to which I have referred propounds that State sovereignty is ...
... United States , so far , it must be admitted , State sovereignty is effectually controlled . I do not contend that it is , or ought to be , controlled further . The sentiment to which I have referred propounds that State sovereignty is ...
Page 372
... United States . And the purpose of the embargo law was to retaliate on both of the European belligerents by totally excluding their ships from all the American ports . This completed the work which the Orders and Decrees aforesaid had ...
... United States . And the purpose of the embargo law was to retaliate on both of the European belligerents by totally excluding their ships from all the American ports . This completed the work which the Orders and Decrees aforesaid had ...
Page 373
... United States con- fers on the government itself , to be exercised by its appropriate department , and under its own responsibility to the people , this power of deciding ultimately and conclusively upon the just extent of its own ...
... United States con- fers on the government itself , to be exercised by its appropriate department , and under its own responsibility to the people , this power of deciding ultimately and conclusively upon the just extent of its own ...
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