Orations: American oratorsP.F. Collier and son, 1900 |
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Стр. 169
... annexation of Texas , upon the conditions and under the guarantees upon which she was admitted , did not leave within the control of this government an acre of land , capable of being cultivated by slave labor , between this Capitol and ...
... annexation of Texas , upon the conditions and under the guarantees upon which she was admitted , did not leave within the control of this government an acre of land , capable of being cultivated by slave labor , between this Capitol and ...
Стр. 170
... annexation , in co - operation with the Secretary of State ; and I must say that they did their business faithfully and thoroughly ; there was no botch left in it . They rounded it off , and made as close joiner - work as ever was ...
... annexation , in co - operation with the Secretary of State ; and I must say that they did their business faithfully and thoroughly ; there was no botch left in it . They rounded it off , and made as close joiner - work as ever was ...
Стр. 172
... annexation , such as I have described it , obtained a majority in both Houses of Con- gress ? Sir , it obtained that majority by the great number of Northern votes added to the entire Southern vote , or at least nearly the whole of the ...
... annexation , such as I have described it , obtained a majority in both Houses of Con- gress ? Sir , it obtained that majority by the great number of Northern votes added to the entire Southern vote , or at least nearly the whole of the ...
Стр. 174
... annexation of Texas . Those two gentle- men would have the resolution of annexation just as it is , without amendment ; and they voted for it just as it is , and their eyes were all open to its true character . The honor- able member ...
... annexation of Texas . Those two gentle- men would have the resolution of annexation just as it is , without amendment ; and they voted for it just as it is , and their eyes were all open to its true character . The honor- able member ...
Стр. 176
... ! They leave us here , bound in honor and conscience by the resolutions of annexation ; they leave us here , to take the odium of fulfilling the obligations in favor of slavery which they voted us into , or else the greater 176 WEBSTER.
... ! They leave us here , bound in honor and conscience by the resolutions of annexation ; they leave us here , to take the odium of fulfilling the obligations in favor of slavery which they voted us into , or else the greater 176 WEBSTER.
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Стр. 83 - Canada, acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union; but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Стр. 329 - Ah ! Gentlemen, that was a dreadful mistake. Such a secret can be safe nowhere. The whole creation of God has neither nook nor corner where the guilty can bestow it, and say it is saf,e.
Стр. 57 - If we fail, it can be no worse for us. But we shall not fail. The cause will raise up armies ; the cause will create navies. The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle. I care not how fickle other people have been found. I know the people of these colonies, and I know that resistance to British aggression is deep and settled in their hearts and cannot be eradicated.
Стр. 56 - I know there is not a man here, who would not rather see a general conflagration sweep over the land, or an earthquake sink it, than one jot or tittle of that plighted faith fall to the ground. For myself, having, twelve 'months ago, in this place, moved you, that George Washington be appointed commander of the forces raised, or to be raised, for defense of American liberty, may my right hand forget her cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I hesitate or waver in the support I...
Стр. 307 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law; a law which hears before it condemns; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.
Стр. 55 - Are not you, sir, who sit in that chair, is not he, our venerable colleague near you, are you not both already the proscribed...
Стр. 303 - Upon principle, every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability, in respect to transactions or considerations already past, must be deemed retrospective.
Стр. 328 - It is accomplished. The deed is done. He retreats, retraces his steps to the window, passes out through it as he came in, and escapes. He has done the murder ; no eye has seen him, no ear has heard him. The secret is his own, and it is safe I Ah, gentlemen ! that was a dreadful mistake ! Such a secret can be safe nowhere.
Стр. 25 - Let our conceptions be enlarged to the circle of our duties. Let us extend our ideas over the whole of the vast field in which we are called to act. Let our object be our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country.
Стр. 328 - ... to the repose of death! It is the assassin's purpose to make sure work; and he plies the dagger, though it is obvious that life has been destroyed by the blow of the bludgeon. He even raises the aged arm...