The American Politican: Containing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Inaugural and First Annual Addresses and Messages of All the Presidents, and Other Important State Papers; Together with a Selection of Interesting Statistical Tables, and Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Several Presidents, and Many Other Distinguished Characters |
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... commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state , or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state . ART . XII . The electors shall meet in their respec- tive states , and vote by ballot for ...
... commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state , or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state . ART . XII . The electors shall meet in their respec- tive states , and vote by ballot for ...
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... commence . By the article establishing the executive department , it is made the duty of the President " to recommend to your consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient . " The circumstances under which I now ...
... commence . By the article establishing the executive department , it is made the duty of the President " to recommend to your consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient . " The circumstances under which I now ...
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... commenced ; these circum- stances are the more to be regretted , as they cannot fail to affect the Indians in a manner injurious to the United States . Still , however , indulging the hope that the an- swers which have been given will ...
... commenced ; these circum- stances are the more to be regretted , as they cannot fail to affect the Indians in a manner injurious to the United States . Still , however , indulging the hope that the an- swers which have been given will ...
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... commenced or projected , of the expenses already incurred , and estimates of their future cost , so far as can be foreseen , shall be laid before you , that you may be enabled to judge whether any alteration is necessary in the laws ...
... commenced or projected , of the expenses already incurred , and estimates of their future cost , so far as can be foreseen , shall be laid before you , that you may be enabled to judge whether any alteration is necessary in the laws ...
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... commencement have been varied in its progress . It will show , also , that , forgetting the respect due to all governments , he did not refrain from imputations on this , which required that no further communications should be received ...
... commencement have been varied in its progress . It will show , also , that , forgetting the respect due to all governments , he did not refrain from imputations on this , which required that no further communications should be received ...
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Page 13 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Page 49 - I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishments on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.
Page 27 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 65 - All too will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable ; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression.
Page 19 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Page 37 - Here, perhaps, I ought to stop. But a solicitude for your welfare, which cannot end but with my life, and the apprehension of danger, natural to that solicitude, urge me, on an occasion like the present, to offer to your solemn contemplation...
Page 45 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 42 - Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally. This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind.
Page 24 - Done in convention, by the unanimous consent of the States present, the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth.
Page 14 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.