American Opinions on the "Alabama,": And Other Political Questions |
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... house , jail , workhouse , insane sylum , poor - house , and other kindred local matters . Above hem all rises the State , whose legislature , of two separate bodies , composed of delegates from towns , counties , divisions of coun es ...
... house , jail , workhouse , insane sylum , poor - house , and other kindred local matters . Above hem all rises the State , whose legislature , of two separate bodies , composed of delegates from towns , counties , divisions of coun es ...
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... House Representatives in Congress and of its Senators . If the State New York has thirty - four members of the House of Representa tives , and two members of the Senate , it would therefore ha thirty - six members of the Electoral ...
... House Representatives in Congress and of its Senators . If the State New York has thirty - four members of the House of Representa tives , and two members of the Senate , it would therefore ha thirty - six members of the Electoral ...
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... house , based upon electoral dis- tricts different from the other . During our late civil war , and for some time afterwards , the whole legislative power of the nation was in the hands of a political party possessed of one but ...
... house , based upon electoral dis- tricts different from the other . During our late civil war , and for some time afterwards , the whole legislative power of the nation was in the hands of a political party possessed of one but ...
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... House of Peers , and there embodies an interest sufficiently larg to justify it in appealing to public opinion ... House of Lords . is usual for profound politicians to work out to their probably practical result their proposed changes ...
... House of Peers , and there embodies an interest sufficiently larg to justify it in appealing to public opinion ... House of Lords . is usual for profound politicians to work out to their probably practical result their proposed changes ...
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... Houses of Congress , and return it with his objections to the Legislative Body in which it originated . If it is then re ... House , and ordering a new election . If not sustained by the people , the sovereign must yield . But if the ...
... Houses of Congress , and return it with his objections to the Legislative Body in which it originated . If it is then re ... House , and ordering a new election . If not sustained by the people , the sovereign must yield . But if the ...
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American Opinions on the "Alabama," and Other Political Questions (Classic ... John W. Dwinelle No preview available - 2018 |
American Opinions on the Alabama,: And Other Political Questions John Whipple Dwinelle No preview available - 2016 |
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aggregate agree Alabama claims Alabama to escape American Arbitrator or Umpire belligerency blockade body Britain Britannic Majesty British Government British ports British press citizens civilised claims commenced Commissioners Confederate Convention Court cruisers damages declared demands democratic discussion doubt election enacted England English English language executive exist expression fact favour feeling Fonvielle foreign form of government French Girondist GOLDWIN SMITH'S House of Commons injury institutions Ireland journalist judge judgment labour late civil legislation London Lord Clarendon Lord John Russell Majesty's government matter ment Minister municipal law national losses neutrality never newspaper Noir Parliament party person political possess present President Grant President Woolsey primary election Prince principles proclamation proposed treaty proposition public opinion public press published question racter rebellion recognised rejected republic republican result Reverdy Johnson Rochefort Secretary sentiment settlement sovereign SUMNER'S ARGUMENT term tion tonnage tons unfriendliness United unity of nationality vessels violation vote
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Page 60 - Treaty; and all claims, with the like exception, on the part of Corporations, Companies, or private individuals, subjects of Her Britannic Majesty , upon the Government of the United States...
Page 31 - I would rather be handed down to posterity as the builder of a dozen AlaIm-inas than as the man who applies himself deliberately to set class against class, and to cry up the institutions of another country which, when they come to be tested, are of no value whatever, and which reduce the very name of liberty to an utter absurdity.
Page 59 - Government as well as by its citizens. The injuries resulting to the United States by reason of the course adopted by Great Britain .during our late civil war...
Page 60 - The high contracting parties agree that all claims on the part of corporations, companies, or private individuals, citizens of the United States, upon the Government of her Britannic Majesty...