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 |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 16
Page 354
... interests of great value and amount . It cut up the Calcutta cotton trade by the roots ; but it passed nevertheless , and it passed on the principle of protect- ing manufactures , on the principle against free trade , on the principle ...
... interests of great value and amount . It cut up the Calcutta cotton trade by the roots ; but it passed nevertheless , and it passed on the principle of protect- ing manufactures , on the principle against free trade , on the principle ...
Page 355
... interest . I did not impute such motives to the honourable member himself ; but that there is such a feeling in existence I have not a particle of doubt . The most I said was , that if one effect of the debt was to strengthen our Union ...
... interest . I did not impute such motives to the honourable member himself ; but that there is such a feeling in existence I have not a particle of doubt . The most I said was , that if one effect of the debt was to strengthen our Union ...
Page 356
... interest , and that all common interests tend to preserve the union of the States . I confess I like that tendency if the gentleman dislikes it , he is right in deprecat- ing a shilling's fixed revenue . So much , Sir , for ...
... interest , and that all common interests tend to preserve the union of the States . I confess I like that tendency if the gentleman dislikes it , he is right in deprecat- ing a shilling's fixed revenue . So much , Sir , for ...
Page 369
... interest of the manufacturers of cotton , to the mani- fest and admitted injury of the Calcutta cotton trade . Observe , again , that all the qualifications are here rehearsed and charged upon the tariff , which are necessary to bring ...
... interest of the manufacturers of cotton , to the mani- fest and admitted injury of the Calcutta cotton trade . Observe , again , that all the qualifications are here rehearsed and charged upon the tariff , which are necessary to bring ...
Page 372
... interests it directly operated , so sudden , so unnecessary , and so oppressive , as the Em- bargo . It fell upon the Eastern States with a terrific weight . Six towns in New England possessed more than a third of the tonnage of the ...
... interests it directly operated , so sudden , so unnecessary , and so oppressive , as the Em- bargo . It fell upon the Eastern States with a terrific weight . Six towns in New England possessed more than a third of the tonnage of the ...
Other editions - View all
Text-Book of Prose: From Burke, Webster, and Bacon: With Notes, and Sketches ... Henry Norman Hudson No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
administration admit attack authority bank Banquo Calhoun called Carolina doctrine cause character common consolida Consti constitution of Virginia constitutionality contest course dangerous debate decide declares deny disunion duties embargo law England eral ernment Essex Junto executive exercise exist favour Federal Federalist feeling friends ground Hartford Convention honourable gentleman honourable member interests interference internal improvement judge judgment judicial Julius Cæsar labour land law of Congress legislation legislature liberty maintain majority Massachusetts matter measure ment Missouri Nathaniel Silsbee never nullification object occasion ordinance palpable party passed patriotism peaceable Pennsylvania plain political popular precedent President principles proceedings question reason regard replevin resist respect restrained revolution Senate sentiments settled Shakespeare's South Carolina sovereign speech spirit stand supposed Supreme Court tariff laws tariff of 1816 thing thought tion treach tribunal true trust tution unconstitutional Union United votes Webster whole