Through the Light Continent; Or, The United States in 1877-8Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1879 - 409 sayfa |
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acres advantage afford agricultural American amount annum appears bill bill of attainder British capital capitalists carpet baggers carriage Catskill Mountains cattle census cent charge Cheyenne Colorado Company compared Congress Constitution corn cost currency debt Democratic districts dollars duties election electors emigration England English expenditure exports farm farmers favour Federal Government feet five fraud free trade gallons give Grant Hayes House of Representatives hundred imports increased industry interest labour land landlords legislation less liquors manufactures ment miles millions municipal NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS National Banks negroes obtained officers party persons Pittsburg political population pounds present President produce profit prosperity protection railroad railway real property received Republican respect revenue Senate Southern square miles supply taxation thousand Tilden tion town traveller United Kingdom votes women York Zachariah Chandler
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Sayfa 199 - It is justly so; for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence; the support of your tranquility at home; your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize.
Sayfa 201 - The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and, sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty.
Sayfa 200 - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all.
Sayfa 200 - ... which you so highly prize. But as it is easy to foresee that, from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken, many artifices employed to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth, as this is the point in your political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively (though often covertly and insidiously) directed, it is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your...
Sayfa 192 - To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of government of the United States...
Sayfa 192 - To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water; 12. To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years; 13. To provide and maintain a. navy; 14.
Sayfa 201 - Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you, in the most solemn manner, against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.
Sayfa 195 - It ordains that no state .shall make or enforce any laws which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. . . . It ordains that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Sayfa 158 - States also solemnly pledges its faith to make provision at the earliest practicable period for the redemption of the United States notes in coin.
Sayfa 200 - No alliances, however strict, between the parts can be an adequate substitute; they must inevitably experience the infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have experienced.
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