The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States: With an Appendix, Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature; with a Copious Index ... [First To] Eighteenth Congress.--first Session: Comprising the Period from [March 3, 1789] to May 27, 1824, Inclusive. Comp. from Authentic Materials, Volume 1Gales and Seaton, 1853 - United States |
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... called the sedition act , and praying remission of the fine , for reasons stated at large in his memorial ; which was read . The bill making further provision for the Corps of Engineers was read the second time , and re- ferred to a ...
... called the sedition act , and praying remission of the fine , for reasons stated at large in his memorial ; which was read . The bill making further provision for the Corps of Engineers was read the second time , and re- ferred to a ...
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... called States is perhaps not less than seven and an half forth , is to execute the laws of the Union . A millions of souls . Now , sir , this must be a popu- law declaring war , is a law of the Union ; and if lation of a most ...
... called States is perhaps not less than seven and an half forth , is to execute the laws of the Union . A millions of souls . Now , sir , this must be a popu- law declaring war , is a law of the Union ; and if lation of a most ...
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... called upon sible influence of regular troops upon our liber- him for greater exertions , and , perhaps , had no ties . But , sir , these fears come too late . They occasion to have made such a call , until about should have come upon ...
... called upon sible influence of regular troops upon our liber- him for greater exertions , and , perhaps , had no ties . But , sir , these fears come too late . They occasion to have made such a call , until about should have come upon ...
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... called for by loans , provided no greater expendi- tures had been incurred by the Government than have taken place . Besides the diminution of Treasury funds , it has had the most baneful in- fluence upon the salt works which had been ...
... called for by loans , provided no greater expendi- tures had been incurred by the Government than have taken place . Besides the diminution of Treasury funds , it has had the most baneful in- fluence upon the salt works which had been ...
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... called on to decide merely in reference to that object , whether we should now raise thirty thousand men ( his favorite num- ber ) or ten thousand , or no men at all , he would certainly prefer the thirty thousand . If you had thirty ...
... called on to decide merely in reference to that object , whether we should now raise thirty thousand men ( his favorite num- ber ) or ten thousand , or no men at all , he would certainly prefer the thirty thousand . If you had thirty ...
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Page 433 - An act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other purposes...
Page 127 - An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States,
Page 41 - With this evidence of hostile inflexibility in trampling on rights which no independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations.
Page 463 - British usurpation has not been more warmly cherished by these great men and their compatriots ; not more by Washington, Hancock, and Henry, than by Chatham and his illustrious associates in the British Parliament. It ought to be remembered, too, that the heart of the English people was with us. It was a selfish and corrupt Ministry, and their servile tools, to whom we were not more opposed than they were.
Page 33 - an act for the apportionment of Representatives among the several states according to the first enumeration,' and I return it to your House, wherein it originated, with the following objections.
Page 757 - In pursuance of this authority, the act of 1795 has provided "that whenever the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion from any foreign nation or Indian tribe, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to call forth such number of the militia of the state or states most convenient to the place of danger, or scene of action, as he may judge necessary to repel such invasion, and to issue his order for that purpose to such officer or officers of the militia...
Page 83 - States, suspended by this act, and by the act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States, and the several acts supplementary thereto, may be renewed with the nation so doing.
Page 191 - States, and leave a widow, or, if no widow, a child or children under sixteen years of age. such widow, or, if no widow, such child or children, shall be entitled to receive half the monthly pay to which the deceased was entitled at the time of his death...
Page 279 - States shall be, and he is hereby authorized to instruct the commanders of the public armed vessels which are, or which shall be employed in the service of the United States, to subdue, seize and take any armed French vessel, which shall be found within the jurisdictional limits of the United States, or elsewhere, on the high seas...
Page 185 - An Act for the admission of the state of Louisiana into the Union, and to extend the laws of the United States to the said state...