Webster and His Master-pieces, Том 2Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854 Vol. 1 comprises a biography of Daniel Webster; v. 2 consists of speeches and writings by Webster. |
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... Texas . The independence of that province has now been recognized by the government of the United States . Congress gave the pres- ident the means , to be used when he saw fit , of opening a di- plomatic intercourse with its government ...
... Texas . The independence of that province has now been recognized by the government of the United States . Congress gave the pres- ident the means , to be used when he saw fit , of opening a di- plomatic intercourse with its government ...
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... Texas to the United States . On a subject of such mighty magnitude as this , and at a moment when the public attention is drawn to it , I should feel myself wanting in candor , if I did not express my opinion , since all must suppose ...
... Texas to the United States . On a subject of such mighty magnitude as this , and at a moment when the public attention is drawn to it , I should feel myself wanting in candor , if I did not express my opinion , since all must suppose ...
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... Texas . The accession of Texas to our territory , is not necessary to the full and complete enjoyment of all which we already possess . Her case , therefore , stands upon a footing en- tirely different from that of Louisiana and Florida ...
... Texas . The accession of Texas to our territory , is not necessary to the full and complete enjoyment of all which we already possess . Her case , therefore , stands upon a footing en- tirely different from that of Louisiana and Florida ...
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... Texas to the Union ; no advantages to be derived from it ; and objections to it of a strong , and , in my judgment , decisive character . I believe it to be for the interest and happiness of the whole Union to remain as it is , without ...
... Texas to the Union ; no advantages to be derived from it ; and objections to it of a strong , and , in my judgment , decisive character . I believe it to be for the interest and happiness of the whole Union to remain as it is , without ...
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... Texas . It so happened , that in the distracted and feeble state of the Mexican government , before the declaration of war by the United States against Mexico had become known in Cali- fornia , the people of that province , under the ...
... Texas . It so happened , that in the distracted and feeble state of the Mexican government , before the declaration of war by the United States against Mexico had become known in Cali- fornia , the people of that province , under the ...
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Стр. 408 - Liberty first and Union afterwards ; but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable.
Стр. 256 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Стр. 256 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice?
Стр. 479 - It has a preamble, and that preamble expressly recites, that the duties which it imposes are laid " for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures.
Стр. 202 - Resolved, That the Declaration, passed on the fourth, be fairly engrossed on parchment, with the title and style of ' THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ' ; and that the same, when engrossed be signed by every member of Congress.
Стр. 424 - 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. 249 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Стр. 204 - The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking on the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing every feature, and urging the whole man onward, right onward to his object — this, this is eloquence; or rather it is something greater and higher than all eloquence, it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action/ In July 1776, the controversy had passed the stage of argument.
Стр. 160 - We wish that this structure may proclaim the magnitude and importance of that event to every class and every age. We wish that infancy may learn the purpose of its erection from maternal lips, and that weary and withered age may behold it, and be solaced by the recollections which it suggests.
Стр. 408 - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over...