Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections, Exhibiting a Faithful Picture of the United States of America; of Their Governments, Laws, Politics, and Resources; of the Characters of Their Presidents, Governors, Legislators, Magistrates, and Military Men; and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People: Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Volume 1Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 |
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Page 54
... Some always did , and always will obtain more money than others , from numerous caufes too obvious to be mentioned . There is a greater equality in this country than in almoft any other ; and it may continue if it be not our our own ...
... Some always did , and always will obtain more money than others , from numerous caufes too obvious to be mentioned . There is a greater equality in this country than in almoft any other ; and it may continue if it be not our our own ...
Page 58
... some distant country . AN INDUSTRIOUS MAN , The Devil is in You * . That the political body , like the animal , is liable to violent diseases , which , for a time , baffle the healing than Orange county ; but , at this time , I dare fay ...
... some distant country . AN INDUSTRIOUS MAN , The Devil is in You * . That the political body , like the animal , is liable to violent diseases , which , for a time , baffle the healing than Orange county ; but , at this time , I dare fay ...
Page 72
... Some of thefe leading Whigs were , in this inftance , certainly actuated by a pure love for their country . Others , and a far greater part of the whole , faw in the measure a new field for the gra- tification of their vanity and ...
... Some of thefe leading Whigs were , in this inftance , certainly actuated by a pure love for their country . Others , and a far greater part of the whole , faw in the measure a new field for the gra- tification of their vanity and ...
Page 74
... Some few might , poffibly , be reconciled to the contemplated meafure , by fuch flimfy devices ; but the far greater number and more refpectable part of the nation , gave their confent and their aid , from a conviction of the neceffity ...
... Some few might , poffibly , be reconciled to the contemplated meafure , by fuch flimfy devices ; but the far greater number and more refpectable part of the nation , gave their confent and their aid , from a conviction of the neceffity ...
Page 92
... some share of the partiality in which they originated . Such being the impreffions under which I have , in obedience to the public fummons , repaired to the prefent station , it would be peculi- arly improper to omit in this firft ...
... some share of the partiality in which they originated . Such being the impreffions under which I have , in obedience to the public fummons , repaired to the prefent station , it would be peculi- arly improper to omit in this firft ...
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Page 92 - ... the \ foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality ; and the pre-eminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens and command the respect of the world.
Page 86 - The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution...
Page 92 - ... your powers designates the objects to which your attention is to be given. It will be more consistent with those circumstances, and far more congenial with the feelings which actuate me to substitute in place of a recommendation of particular measures, the tribute that is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt them. In...
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Page 100 - And I do hereby also make known, that whosoever of the citizens of the United States shall render himself liable to punishment or forfeiture under the law of nations, by committing, aiding, or abetting hostilities against any of the said powers...
Page 100 - I have given instructions to those officers, to whom it belongs, to cause prosecutions to be instituted against all persons, who shall within the cognizance of the courts of the United States violate the law of nations with respect to the powers at war, or any of them.
Page 118 - His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Page 91 - In tendering this homage to the great Author of every public and private good, I assure myself that it expresses your sentiments not less than my own, nor those of my fellow-citizens at large, less than either. No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men, more than the people of the United States.
Page 92 - ... to decide how far an exercise of the occasional power delegated by the fifth article of the Constitution...
Page 91 - No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men, more than the people of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency...