Annals of the Congress of the United StatesGales and Seaton, 1853 - Law |
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Page 67
... carried away by a peace mania any more than a war mania . proper ; that he was for it , and I against it ; and now I make this motion and vote for it , and he against it . If this prove anything , it is precisely that we have changed ...
... carried away by a peace mania any more than a war mania . proper ; that he was for it , and I against it ; and now I make this motion and vote for it , and he against it . If this prove anything , it is precisely that we have changed ...
Page 73
... carried unanimously , one hundred and twenty - four members voting . After the resolution had been agreed to , it peared from some observations made by Messrs . EPPES and JACKSON , that they had understood , in voting for the motion ...
... carried unanimously , one hundred and twenty - four members voting . After the resolution had been agreed to , it peared from some observations made by Messrs . EPPES and JACKSON , that they had understood , in voting for the motion ...
Page 75
... carried on in the courts of the United States at common law . Sir , I was not only incredulous myself at that mo- ment , but had the uncharitableness to think that the gentleman himself did not believe in the opinion which he advanced ...
... carried on in the courts of the United States at common law . Sir , I was not only incredulous myself at that mo- ment , but had the uncharitableness to think that the gentleman himself did not believe in the opinion which he advanced ...
Page 77
... carried to jail . There is no free government where this wonderful contri- vance , this best hope of man , this ... carry on such prosecutions : Resolved , That a committee be appointed to inquire whether any and what prosecutions have ...
... carried to jail . There is no free government where this wonderful contri- vance , this best hope of man , this ... carry on such prosecutions : Resolved , That a committee be appointed to inquire whether any and what prosecutions have ...
Page 117
... carrying the measures communicated by the President into effect , on which , I trust , there will be little difference ... carried . SATURDAY , May 27 . On motion of Mr. BASSETT , a committee was appointed , jointly , with a committee of ...
... carrying the measures communicated by the President into effect , on which , I trust , there will be little difference ... carried . SATURDAY , May 27 . On motion of Mr. BASSETT , a committee was appointed , jointly , with a committee of ...
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