The Life and Times of Henry Clay, Volume 1A. S. Barnes, 1846 |
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... March 21 , 1845 , of which the following is an extract : " I am afraid you are too sanguine . So far as it [ the work ] relates to me , it will daily lose its interest . I should be distressed , if it should involve you in expense . You ...
... March 21 , 1845 , of which the following is an extract : " I am afraid you are too sanguine . So far as it [ the work ] relates to me , it will daily lose its interest . I should be distressed , if it should involve you in expense . You ...
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... March 31 , 1842 : — " Everywhere , throughout the extent of this great continent , I have cordial , warm - hearted , and devoted friends , who have known me , and justly appreciated my motives . To them , if language were susceptible of ...
... March 31 , 1842 : — " Everywhere , throughout the extent of this great continent , I have cordial , warm - hearted , and devoted friends , who have known me , and justly appreciated my motives . To them , if language were susceptible of ...
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... March 7 and 14 , 1834 , on presenting some of those petitions , which poured in from all parts of the country , on account of the distress occa- sioned by the removal of the public deposites : - " No one , " said Mr. Clay , " AS A MAN ...
... March 7 and 14 , 1834 , on presenting some of those petitions , which poured in from all parts of the country , on account of the distress occa- sioned by the removal of the public deposites : - " No one , " said Mr. Clay , " AS A MAN ...
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... March , 1824 , on the great interests of the country , as involved in the American system , ap- parently impressed with the weighty and religious responsibili- ties then devolving on that body , he said : — " I would invoke the aid of ...
... March , 1824 , on the great interests of the country , as involved in the American system , ap- parently impressed with the weighty and religious responsibili- ties then devolving on that body , he said : — " I would invoke the aid of ...
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... March 7 , 1845 . “ DEAR SIR : I have received your obliging letter , informing me , that , by the contribution of two ladies of Baltimore , of the requisite sum for the purpose , I have been made a member for life , of the Baltimore ...
... March 7 , 1845 . “ DEAR SIR : I have received your obliging letter , informing me , that , by the contribution of two ladies of Baltimore , of the requisite sum for the purpose , I have been made a member for life , of the Baltimore ...
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Page 249 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 311 - In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the Department of the Interior of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Page 394 - Their patriotism would certainly prefer its continuance and application to the great purposes of the public education, roads, rivers, canals, and such other objects of public improvement as it may be thought proper to add to the constitutional enumeration of federal powers.
Page 414 - 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 or federal alliance of the said States, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever...
Page 245 - You saw, too, when that illustrious man, who presides over us, adopted his pacific, moderate, and just course, how they once more lifted up their heads with exultation and delight beaming in their countenances. And you saw how those minions themselves were finally compelled to unite in the general praises bestowed upon our government.
Page 249 - That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Page 311 - President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these Presents, Greeting: KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity...
Page 150 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner; and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The .immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! logo.
Page 148 - ... best adapted. I submit to Congress the seasonableness also, of an authority to augment the stock of such materials, as are imperishable in their nature, or may not at once be attainable.
Page 373 - Islington, and by picking up something of the wit that is conveyed from the West to the East, and from the East to the West, by the omnibuses that arrive every three minutes from the Exchange at one end, and from Paddington at the other.