Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Oct. 17, 1803-April 25, 1808D. Appleton, 1857 - Law |
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... whole , or nearly the whole right and agency of the small States , in the electoral choice of Chief Magistrate , is destroyed , and their chance of obtaining a federative choice by States , if not destroyed , is very much dimin- ished ...
... whole , or nearly the whole right and agency of the small States , in the electoral choice of Chief Magistrate , is destroyed , and their chance of obtaining a federative choice by States , if not destroyed , is very much dimin- ished ...
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... whole number of electors appointed : and if no person have such majority , then , from the persons having the high- est numbers , not exceeding three , on the list of those shall choose , immediately , by ballot , the President . voted ...
... whole number of electors appointed : and if no person have such majority , then , from the persons having the high- est numbers , not exceeding three , on the list of those shall choose , immediately , by ballot , the President . voted ...
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... whole number , being present , the House pro- ceeded , by ballot , to the choice of a Speaker ; and upon examining the ballots , a majority of the votes of the whole House was found to be in favor of NATHANIEL MACON , one of the Rep - o ...
... whole number , being present , the House pro- ceeded , by ballot , to the choice of a Speaker ; and upon examining the ballots , a majority of the votes of the whole House was found to be in favor of NATHANIEL MACON , one of the Rep - o ...
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... whole of the resolution , as amended , Mr. NICHOLSON moved to amend the second member by adding to the end thereof ; " Together with a copy of any instrument in pos- session of the Executive , showing that the Spanish Government has ...
... whole of the resolution , as amended , Mr. NICHOLSON moved to amend the second member by adding to the end thereof ; " Together with a copy of any instrument in pos- session of the Executive , showing that the Spanish Government has ...
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... whole number of Electors ap- Resolved , by the Senate and House of Representatives pointed - than any other person , and two or more persons who have an equal number of votes one with of the United States of America in Congress ...
... whole number of Electors ap- Resolved , by the Senate and House of Representatives pointed - than any other person , and two or more persons who have an equal number of votes one with of the United States of America in Congress ...
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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.
Page 65 - ... incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Page 20 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Page 53 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States...
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...
Page 13 - The Inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States ; and in the meantime they shall be maintained!
Page 425 - In every country it always is and must be the interest of the great body of the people to buy whatever they want of those who sell it cheapest. The proposition is so very manifest that it seems ridiculous to take any pains to prove it...
Page 33 - t; I have use for it. Go, leave me. — (Exit Emilia). I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin, And let him find it. Trifles, light as air, Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of Holy Writ.
Page 182 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page 377 - The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year 1808, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.