Letters from Washington, on the Constitution and Laws: With Sketches of Some of the Prominent Public Characters of the United States. Written During the Winter of 1817-18J. Gideon, junr., 1818 - 139 páginas |
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... statesman or a profound politician . Awkwardness of manners , however , seems to be more common among the Americans , than I had conceived . Their most emi- nent men are , I think , deficient in that ease , elegance and grace , which ...
... statesman or a profound politician . Awkwardness of manners , however , seems to be more common among the Americans , than I had conceived . Their most emi- nent men are , I think , deficient in that ease , elegance and grace , which ...
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... statesman . His mind has been accustomed to dwell on the na- ture of governments and the revolutions of empire ; subjects so vast produce a correspondent enlarge- ment of intellect and sweep of comprehension . The mind which is occupied ...
... statesman . His mind has been accustomed to dwell on the na- ture of governments and the revolutions of empire ; subjects so vast produce a correspondent enlarge- ment of intellect and sweep of comprehension . The mind which is occupied ...
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... statesman is his predominant ambition ; and I doubt not he will attain this character from the nature of his mind and the tenor of his studies . Much indeed is re quired to form a statesman . He must have a mind that will enable him in ...
... statesman is his predominant ambition ; and I doubt not he will attain this character from the nature of his mind and the tenor of his studies . Much indeed is re quired to form a statesman . He must have a mind that will enable him in ...
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... statesmen who theorise when expe- rience can afford its aid , and avoids the application of abstract principles , when plainer and more obvious ones are calculated to subserve the object in view . He is sedate , circumspect , and ...
... statesmen who theorise when expe- rience can afford its aid , and avoids the application of abstract principles , when plainer and more obvious ones are calculated to subserve the object in view . He is sedate , circumspect , and ...
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... liberal , and his conduct as a politician and a statesman , has been marked with the same enlarged and liberal policy . As speaker of the house of representatives , he presides generally with great dignity , and decides on questions of 95.
... liberal , and his conduct as a politician and a statesman , has been marked with the same enlarged and liberal policy . As speaker of the house of representatives , he presides generally with great dignity , and decides on questions of 95.
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Página 86 - In its foundation it is federal, not national ; in the sources from which the ordinary powers of the government are drawn, it is partly federal, and partly national ; in the operation of these powers, it is national, not federal ; in the extent of them again, it is federal, not national ; and finally in the authoritative mode of introducing amendments, it is neither wholly federal, nor wholly national.
Página 66 - In a short time the whole man is changed, and every object of his former delight is relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste. His books are abandoned. His retort and crucible are thrown aside. His shrubbery blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air in vain ; he likes it not. His ear no longer drinks the rich melody of music ; it longs for the trumpet's clangour and the cannon's roar.
Página 19 - Constitution to give to Congress from time to time information of the state of the Union...
Página 67 - ... were deliberately spread for him, and overwhelmed by the mastering spirit and 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...
Página 89 - The Third Amendment in its prohibition against the quartering of soldiers "in any house" in time of peace without the consent of the owner is another facet of that privacy.
Página 89 - In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right of a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury...
Página 65 - Ohio, he rears upon it a palace and decorates it with every romantic embellishment of fancy. A shrubbery, that Shenstone might have envied, blooms around him. Music, that might have charmed Calypso and her nymphs, is his. An extensive library spreads its treasures before him. A philosophical apparatus offers to him all the secrets and mysteries of nature. Peace, tranquillity, and innocence shed their mingled delights around him.
Página 121 - Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of Death...
Página 2 - In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, 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 67 - ... 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!