The Life and Speeches of Hon. George Brown |
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... matters , views are propounded which do " not square with my preconceived opinions , and which I acquiesce in so long as they do not contravene the fundamental principles of " morality . " ( Vide letter to Mr. C. Bruce ) . Lord Elgin ...
... matters , views are propounded which do " not square with my preconceived opinions , and which I acquiesce in so long as they do not contravene the fundamental principles of " morality . " ( Vide letter to Mr. C. Bruce ) . Lord Elgin ...
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... matter of church establishments . The greater part of the Presbyterians in Canada deeply sympathized with the popular party in Scotland , and were considering the necessity of formulating their views , even if it should split the church ...
... matter of church establishments . The greater part of the Presbyterians in Canada deeply sympathized with the popular party in Scotland , and were considering the necessity of formulating their views , even if it should split the church ...
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... matter . Go on , and the country will sustain you ; and Macdonald could not promote your popularity more than by taking the course he has . I remain , my Dear Sir , sincerely yours , TO GEORGE BROWN , Esq . , M. P. P. , Toronto . JOHN ...
... matter . Go on , and the country will sustain you ; and Macdonald could not promote your popularity more than by taking the course he has . I remain , my Dear Sir , sincerely yours , TO GEORGE BROWN , Esq . , M. P. P. , Toronto . JOHN ...
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... matter . There is no doubt but that the supineness of the liberal leaders at this time laid the foundation of the dissensions which were to rend the party asunder at no distant day . It would be too much to say that their inaction was ...
... matter . There is no doubt but that the supineness of the liberal leaders at this time laid the foundation of the dissensions which were to rend the party asunder at no distant day . It would be too much to say that their inaction was ...
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... matters of commerce and finance they have ever been in advance . To them we are indebted for the present high standing of our public securities , and through their exertions the trade of Canada was freed from British navigation laws and ...
... matters of commerce and finance they have ever been in advance . To them we are indebted for the present high standing of our public securities , and through their exertions the trade of Canada was freed from British navigation laws and ...
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Page 186 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 182 - Know ye what I have done to you ? Ye call me Master and Lord : and ye say well ; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet ; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 355 - Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to- be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty In return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this Treaty; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given
Page 21 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Page 355 - In case of the death, absence, or incapacity of any Commissioner, or in the event of any Commissioner omitting or ceasing to act, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereinbefore provided for making the original appointment, the period of three months in case of such substitution being calculated from the date of the happening of the vacancy.
Page 291 - Its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth. that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.
Page 355 - XXI of this treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this treaty; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given.
Page 291 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Page 155 - And, when the stream Which overflowed the soul was passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left, Deposited upon the silent shore Of memory, images and precious thoughts, That shall not die, and cannot be destroyed.
Page 180 - Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God ; he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.