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... Constitution - How destroyed . 3. Political revolution , what . 4. Country actually engaged in revolution - may be arrested , how . 5. Nation divided into two classes - speculative and practical - descrip . tion of them . 6. The nation ...
... Constitution - How destroyed . 3. Political revolution , what . 4. Country actually engaged in revolution - may be arrested , how . 5. Nation divided into two classes - speculative and practical - descrip . tion of them . 6. The nation ...
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... Constitution consistent . 29. Of the extent of this right . 70. The powers to raise and appropriate monies for the public welfare are inseparable . 71. Such dependence , the effect of design . 72. Views which support this construction ...
... Constitution consistent . 29. Of the extent of this right . 70. The powers to raise and appropriate monies for the public welfare are inseparable . 71. Such dependence , the effect of design . 72. Views which support this construction ...
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... Constitutions generally . 174. Counter checks in the Constitution of the United States 175. Every department derives its powers from the Constitution . 176. The Governments of the United States , are limited Governments . 177. Singular ...
... Constitutions generally . 174. Counter checks in the Constitution of the United States 175. Every department derives its powers from the Constitution . 176. The Governments of the United States , are limited Governments . 177. Singular ...
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... Constitution . III . Each party to the compact , has a right to construe it for himself . IV . If the State , and General Governments conflict , a Convention of States may be invoked . V. Supreme Court not competent to decide between ...
... Constitution . III . Each party to the compact , has a right to construe it for himself . IV . If the State , and General Governments conflict , a Convention of States may be invoked . V. Supreme Court not competent to decide between ...
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... , whose members neither hold places nor expect them , has every inducement to detect and correct abuses : They are essentially patriotic : With them selfishness itself is pub- INTRODUCTION . Preventive in the Constitution-How destroyed.
... , whose members neither hold places nor expect them , has every inducement to detect and correct abuses : They are essentially patriotic : With them selfishness itself is pub- INTRODUCTION . Preventive in the Constitution-How destroyed.
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Page 19 - With the movements in this hemisphere, we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes w^hich must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the Allied Powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
Page 118 - Both the constitutionality and the expediency of the law creating this bank are well questioned by a large portion of our fellow citizens; and it must be admitted by all that it has failed in the great end of establishing a uniform and sound currency.
Page 195 - I adjure you, as you honor their memory, as you love the cause of freedom, to which they dedicated their lives, as you prize the peace of your country, the lives of its best citizens, and your own fair fame, to retrace your steps. Snatch from the archives...
Page 206 - Army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation...
Page 300 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Page 77 - The duties of all public officers are, or, at least, admit of being made so plain and simple, that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance; and I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience.
Page 237 - The charter of the Bank of the United States expires in 1836, and its stockholders will most probably apply for a renewal of their privileges. In order to avoid the evils resulting from precipitancy in a measure involving such important principles, and such deep pecuniary interests, I feel that I cannot, in justice to the parties interested, too soon present it to the deliberate consideration of the Legislature and the People.
Page 20 - Governments and Spain we declared our neutrality at the time of their recognition, and to this we have adhered, and shall continue to adhere, provided no change shall occur which, in the judgement of the competent authorities of this Government, shall make a corresponding change on the part of the United States indispensable to their security.
Page 228 - Waiving the question of the constitutional authority of the Legislature to establish an incorporated bank as being precluded in my judgment by repeated recognitions under varied circumstances of the validity of such an institution in acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government, accompanied by indications, in different modes, of a concurrence of the general will of the nation...
Page 292 - State, that the Bank of the United States ought not to be rechartered.