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 341
... passing tribute of respect to a very worthy man , Mr. Dane , of Massachusetts . It so happened that he drew the Ordinance of 1787 , for the government of the Northwestern Territory . A man of so much ability , and so little pretence ...
... passing tribute of respect to a very worthy man , Mr. Dane , of Massachusetts . It so happened that he drew the Ordinance of 1787 , for the government of the Northwestern Territory . A man of so much ability , and so little pretence ...
Page 353
... passed in the form in which it did pass ; whereas , if it had depended on Massachu- setts votes , it would have been lost . Does not the honourable gentleman well know all this ? There are certainly those who do , full well , know it ...
... passed in the form in which it did pass ; whereas , if it had depended on Massachu- setts votes , it would have been lost . Does not the honourable gentleman well know all this ? There are certainly those who do , full well , know it ...
Page 354
... passed , and received on its passage the support of a majority of the representatives of South Carolina present and ... passed nevertheless , and it passed on the principle of protect- ing manufactures , on the principle against free ...
... passed , and received on its passage the support of a majority of the representatives of South Carolina present and ... passed nevertheless , and it passed on the principle of protect- ing manufactures , on the principle against free ...
Page 363
... passed , or to consult on that subject , or to calcu late the value of the Union , -supposing this to be their purpose , or any part of it , then I say the meeting itself was disloyal , and was obnoxious to censure , whether held in ...
... passed , or to consult on that subject , or to calcu late the value of the Union , -supposing this to be their purpose , or any part of it , then I say the meeting itself was disloyal , and was obnoxious to censure , whether held in ...
Page 370
... passed by the legislature of South Carolina . I need not refer to them : they go no fur- ther than the honourable gentleman himself has gone , and I hope not so far . I content myself , therefore , with debating the matter with him ...
... passed by the legislature of South Carolina . I need not refer to them : they go no fur- ther than the honourable gentleman himself has gone , and I hope not so far . I content myself , therefore , with debating the matter with him ...
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