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... President Grant , and the despatches of Mr. Fish show , that the present Government of the United States not only has not made any such demands , but has expressly forborne to make them , even while insisting that such premature ...
... President Grant , and the despatches of Mr. Fish show , that the present Government of the United States not only has not made any such demands , but has expressly forborne to make them , even while insisting that such premature ...
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... President chosen directly by the people , n does his election necessarily represent a majority of the votes cas directly by the people . The people of each State choose b universal suffrage a number of electors of President and Vice ...
... President chosen directly by the people , n does his election necessarily represent a majority of the votes cas directly by the people . The people of each State choose b universal suffrage a number of electors of President and Vice ...
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... This proposition may be laid down as indisputable : there no tyranny more insupportable than the unchecked power of a absolute majority . CONSTITUTIONAL RESTRAINTS T THE VETO POWER OF THE PRESIDENT . THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
... This proposition may be laid down as indisputable : there no tyranny more insupportable than the unchecked power of a absolute majority . CONSTITUTIONAL RESTRAINTS T THE VETO POWER OF THE PRESIDENT . THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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... President . is of very common occurrence . No law has ever been enacted after being disapproved by the President , except during the presidency of the late President Johnson . In Great Britain the Bovereign possesses the absolute power ...
... President . is of very common occurrence . No law has ever been enacted after being disapproved by the President , except during the presidency of the late President Johnson . In Great Britain the Bovereign possesses the absolute power ...
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... President Lincoln's war policy , has accepted the results of the war as the basis of new national development . With the coming unity of political sentiment , which is as certain to come to us as it came to Eng- land and Scotland after ...
... President Lincoln's war policy , has accepted the results of the war as the basis of new national development . With the coming unity of political sentiment , which is as certain to come to us as it came to Eng- land and Scotland after ...
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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...