Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams, Sixth President of the United States: With the Eulogy Delivered Before the Legislature of New YorkThis book is a biography of John Quincy Adams, United States Senator, Congressman from Massachusetts, and the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. |
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A question arose in the Supreme Court of that province in 1761 , upon the
constitutional right of the British Parliament to bind the Colonies . The trial
produced great excitement . The cause was argued for the Crown by the King's
Attorney ...
A question arose in the Supreme Court of that province in 1761 , upon the
constitutional right of the British Parliament to bind the Colonies . The trial
produced great excitement . The cause was argued for the Crown by the King's
Attorney ...
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... to see the day , when the only question of our statesmen and patriots ,
concerning the authority of Congress to improve ... Adams expressed himself on
the subject of internal improvements in the following manner :“ The question of
the power ...
... to see the day , when the only question of our statesmen and patriots ,
concerning the authority of Congress to improve ... Adams expressed himself on
the subject of internal improvements in the following manner :“ The question of
the power ...
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Mr. Pinckney rose to a question of order , and inquired if there was now any
question pending before the House ? The Speaker said , he had understood the
gentleman from Massachusetts as merely giving notice of a motion hereafter to
be ...
Mr. Pinckney rose to a question of order , and inquired if there was now any
question pending before the House ? The Speaker said , he had understood the
gentleman from Massachusetts as merely giving notice of a motion hereafter to
be ...
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... motions had already been made by other members . The difficulty was , that the
acting Clerk declined to entertain them . Accordingly , Mr. Adams was
immediately interrupted by a burst of voices demanding , “ How shall the question
be put ?
... motions had already been made by other members . The difficulty was , that the
acting Clerk declined to entertain them . Accordingly , Mr. Adams was
immediately interrupted by a burst of voices demanding , “ How shall the question
be put ?
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The question was momentous . The ancient colonial system was at stake . All
Europe was interested in maintaining it . The Holy League held Europe fast
bound to the rock of despotism , and were at liberty to engage the United States
in a war ...
The question was momentous . The ancient colonial system was at stake . All
Europe was interested in maintaining it . The Holy League held Europe fast
bound to the rock of despotism , and were at liberty to engage the United States
in a war ...
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Página 26 - The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward, forevermore.
Página 370 - He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.
Página 285 - Joint Resolution. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...
Página 244 - And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel...
Página 122 - Resolved, That provision ought to be made, by law, for defraying the expense incident to the appointment of an Agent or Commissioner to Greece, whenever the President shall deem it expedient to make such appointment.
Página 27 - You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not, I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the gloom, I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory.
Página 26 - This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston.
Página 66 - Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people ? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
Página 321 - With dying hand the rudder held, Till, in his fall, with fateful sway, The steerage of the realm gave way!
Página 40 - Sir, the circumstances of this audience are so extraordinary, the language you have now held is so extremely proper, and the feelings you have discovered so justly adapted to the occasion, that I must say, that I not only receive with pleasure the assurance of the friendly disposition of the United States, but that I am very glad the choice has fallen upon you to be their minister.
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| Título | Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams, Sixth President of the United States: With the Eulogy Delivered Before the Legislature of New York Temas75014-75018 de 19th-century legal treatises |
| Autores | William Henry Seward, John Mather Austin |
| Editor | Derby, Miller, 1849 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 31 Jul. 2006 |
| Largo | 404 páginas |
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