A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volumen6Bureau of National Literature, Incorporated, 1897 - 7116 páginas |
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... tion in that aspect is whether it is wise , while all the means and credit of the Government are needed to bring the existing war to an honorable close , to impair the one and endanger the other by borrowing money to be expended in a ...
... tion in that aspect is whether it is wise , while all the means and credit of the Government are needed to bring the existing war to an honorable close , to impair the one and endanger the other by borrowing money to be expended in a ...
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... tion , absorb the revenues of the country , and plunge the Government into a hopeless indebtedness . What is denominated a harbor by this system does not necessarily mean a bay , inlet , or arm of the sea on the ocean or on our lake ...
... tion , absorb the revenues of the country , and plunge the Government into a hopeless indebtedness . What is denominated a harbor by this system does not necessarily mean a bay , inlet , or arm of the sea on the ocean or on our lake ...
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... tion , involving , as it does , a principle of equality of rights of the separate and several States as equal copartners in the Confederacy , should not be disregarded . In organizing governments over these territories no duty imposed ...
... tion , involving , as it does , a principle of equality of rights of the separate and several States as equal copartners in the Confederacy , should not be disregarded . In organizing governments over these territories no duty imposed ...
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... tion . Indeed , it may well be doubted whether if our present population had been confined within the limits of the original thirteen States the tendencies to centralization and consolidation would not have been such James K. Polk 2493.
... tion . Indeed , it may well be doubted whether if our present population had been confined within the limits of the original thirteen States the tendencies to centralization and consolidation would not have been such James K. Polk 2493.
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... present difficulties . A few thousand dollars in suitable presents , as a compensa- tion for the country which had been taken possession of by our citizens , would have satisfied the Indians and have prevented the war James K. Polk 2495.
... present difficulties . A few thousand dollars in suitable presents , as a compensa- tion for the country which had been taken possession of by our citizens , would have satisfied the Indians and have prevented the war James K. Polk 2495.
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Página 2596 - Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories may either retain the title, and rights of Mexican citizens or acquire those of citizens of the United States; but they shall be under the obligation to make their election within one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty; and those who shall remain in the said territories after the expiration of that year without having declared their intention to retain the character of Mexicans shall be considered to have elected...
Página 2596 - Republic, retaining the property which they possess in the said territories, or disposing thereof and removing the proceeds wherever they please without their being subjected on this account to any contribution, tax, or charge whatever. Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens or acquire those of citizens of the United States...
Página 2447 - An act to procure the necessary surveys, plans, and estimates upon the subject of roads and canals." It authorized the President to cause surveys and estimates to be made of the routes of such roads and canals as he...
Página 2447 - He placed his approval upon the ground, not that Congress possessed the power to ' ' adopt and execute ' ' such a system by virtue of any or all of the enumerated grants of power in the Constitution, but upon the assumption that the power to make appropriations of the public money was limited and restrained only by the discretion of Congress. In coming to this conclusion he avowed that ' ' in the more early stage of the Government ' ' he had entertained a different opinion. He avowed that his first...