Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Oct. 17, 1803-April 25, 1808D. Appleton, 1857 - Law |
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... Georgia ; and THOMAS WORTHINGTON , from Ohio . The VICE PRESIDENT being absent , the Senate LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE . Few Hampshire - Simeon Olcott , William Plumer . Vermont . - S . R. Bradley , Israel Smith . Massachusetts ...
... Georgia ; and THOMAS WORTHINGTON , from Ohio . The VICE PRESIDENT being absent , the Senate LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE . Few Hampshire - Simeon Olcott , William Plumer . Vermont . - S . R. Bradley , Israel Smith . Massachusetts ...
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... Georgia , wished the business to be immediately proceeded upon . He was an admirer of Mr. Jefferson ; he was happy , and he trusted all were happy , while he was President . But , continued Mr. J. , we know not who may fol- low him ; we ...
... Georgia , wished the business to be immediately proceeded upon . He was an admirer of Mr. Jefferson ; he was happy , and he trusted all were happy , while he was President . But , continued Mr. J. , we know not who may fol- low him ; we ...
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... Georgia , ( Mr. JACKSON , ) whose opin- theless be approved so much of the principle of designation in the election of the President and Vice President , that rather than lose it he would Vote for it with either number . The yeas and ...
... Georgia , ( Mr. JACKSON , ) whose opin- theless be approved so much of the principle of designation in the election of the President and Vice President , that rather than lose it he would Vote for it with either number . The yeas and ...
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... Georgia , ( Mr. JACKSON , ) exercise intrigue , bribery , and corruption , as in quoting , I believe , the language of some East- an election upon the present plan , where the ern politician , as a fifth wheel to a coach ; but whole ...
... Georgia , ( Mr. JACKSON , ) exercise intrigue , bribery , and corruption , as in quoting , I believe , the language of some East- an election upon the present plan , where the ern politician , as a fifth wheel to a coach ; but whole ...
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... Georgia and several others are not sufficiently populous , at this time , to be considered rela- tively great States , yet their prospect of in- crease , with other circumstances , fairly bring them within the description , in respect ...
... Georgia and several others are not sufficiently populous , at this time , to be considered rela- tively great States , yet their prospect of in- crease , with other circumstances , fairly bring them within the description , in respect ...
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Page 166 - Nor was it uninteresting to the world, that an experiment should be fairly and fully made, whether freedom of discussion, unaided by power, is not sufficient for the propagation and protection of truth— whether a government, conducting itself in the true spirit of its constitution, with zeal and purity, and doing no act which it would be unwilling the whole world should witness, can be written down by falsehood and defamation.
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Page 23 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring) : That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States...
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