Eloquence of the United States, Volumen4E. & H. Clark, 1827 |
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... Judge of the Probate of Wills , & c . for the county of Middlesex ; before the Senate of Mas- sachusetts , 1821 , · 291 352 374 384 394 418 442 487 ་ INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS . PRESIDENT OF THE iv CONTENTS .
... Judge of the Probate of Wills , & c . for the county of Middlesex ; before the Senate of Mas- sachusetts , 1821 , · 291 352 374 384 394 418 442 487 ་ INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS . PRESIDENT OF THE iv CONTENTS .
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... judge him by the constitution and laws ; and it would be singular , in- deed , if , when such occasion should arise , the party accused should have the means of sheltering himself under the advice or opinions of his accusers . Nothing ...
... judge him by the constitution and laws ; and it would be singular , in- deed , if , when such occasion should arise , the party accused should have the means of sheltering himself under the advice or opinions of his accusers . Nothing ...
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... judges of the question of right , in that war ; we must acknowledge , in both parties , the mutual right of attack , and the mutual right of conquest . It is not for us to set bounds to their belli- gerent operations , so long as they ...
... judges of the question of right , in that war ; we must acknowledge , in both parties , the mutual right of attack , and the mutual right of conquest . It is not for us to set bounds to their belli- gerent operations , so long as they ...
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... judge of public sentiment , than the sense of the people expressed in its proper constitutional forms , yet when , on this peculiar subject and occasion , I am referred to such a vote of my own state as evidence of the ac- tual wish of ...
... judge of public sentiment , than the sense of the people expressed in its proper constitutional forms , yet when , on this peculiar subject and occasion , I am referred to such a vote of my own state as evidence of the ac- tual wish of ...
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... judge of our executives as to esti- mate the motives which may actuate them by the hard rules which the gentleman from South Carolina as- sumes - let them have come to that high station by a constitutional election under any ...
... judge of our executives as to esti- mate the motives which may actuate them by the hard rules which the gentleman from South Carolina as- sumes - let them have come to that high station by a constitutional election under any ...
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Página 2 - And also to the Act, entitled, " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, ' An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned...
Página 225 - And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep...
Página 403 - It is not the intention of the court to say that no individual can be guilty of this crime who has not appeared in arms against his country. On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors.
Página 298 - A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.
Página 200 - Had this day been wanting, the world had never seen the last stage of perfection, to which human nature is capable of attaining.
Página 17 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop.
Página 189 - And found no end, in wandering mazes lost Of good and evil much they argued then, Of happiness and final misery, Passion and apathy, and glory and shame, Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy: Yet with a pleasing sorcery could charm Pain for a while, or anguish, and excite Fallacious hope, or arm the obdured' breast With stubborn patience as with triple steel.
Página 81 - I look on the message of December, 1823, as forming a bright page in our history. I will help neither to erase it nor to tear it out ; nor shall it be by any act of mine blurred or blotted. It did honor to the sagacity of the Government, and I will not diminish that honor.
Página 414 - ... genius of another — this man, thus ruined and undone and made to play a subordinate part in this grand drama of guilt and treason, this man is to be called the principal offender, while he, by whom he was thus plunged in misery, is comparatively innocent, a mere accessory!
Página 5 - I shall be governed in the fulfilment of those duties, my first resort will be to that constitution, which I shall swear, to the best of my ability, to preserve, protect, and defend. That revered instrument enumerates the powers and prescribes the duties of the executive magistrate; and, in its first words, declares the purposes to which these, and the whole action of the government, instituted by it, should be invariably and sacredly...