Sketch of the Life and Public Services of Hon. James Hillhouse of New Haven: With a Notice of His Son, Augustus Lucas Hillhouse1860 - 572 páginas |
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... confidence . In 1772 he was elected one of the twelve " Assistants " who with the Governor and Lieutenant - Governor , were the Council or senate ; for , charac- terized as he was by the combination of undoubted patriotism with ...
... confidence . In 1772 he was elected one of the twelve " Assistants " who with the Governor and Lieutenant - Governor , were the Council or senate ; for , charac- terized as he was by the combination of undoubted patriotism with ...
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... confident that should it ever be our misfortune to experience such a calamity , the free - born sons of America would arm themselves and go forth , without hire or reward , against our enemies , and never lay down their arms till they ...
... confident that should it ever be our misfortune to experience such a calamity , the free - born sons of America would arm themselves and go forth , without hire or reward , against our enemies , and never lay down their arms till they ...
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... confidence in its stability and efficiency , there remained other great questions incidental to the newness of the constitution . We find Mr. Hillhouse taking part in almost every great debate ; and his speeches show not only his ...
... confidence in its stability and efficiency , there remained other great questions incidental to the newness of the constitution . We find Mr. Hillhouse taking part in almost every great debate ; and his speeches show not only his ...
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... confidence . And this confidence will rather be increased than lessened by shortening the term of service to three years . Shall I be told that the legislatures of the States are not to be relied on for their stability and patriotism ...
... confidence . And this confidence will rather be increased than lessened by shortening the term of service to three years . Shall I be told that the legislatures of the States are not to be relied on for their stability and patriotism ...
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... confidence . If the people of the United States were to elect as many persons as compose one senatorial class , and the President was to be chosen among them by lot , in the manner you propose , he would be substan- tially elected by ...
... confidence . If the people of the United States were to elect as many persons as compose one senatorial class , and the President was to be chosen among them by lot , in the manner you propose , he would be substan- tially elected by ...
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Página 20 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all or any of which articles, when ratified by threefourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution, viz.
Página 21 - The President shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session; but no person rejected by the Senate shall be reappointed to the same office during their ensuing recess.
Página 30 - Sherman, in a paper which he drew up with the expectation that it would be presented to the legislature. According to that well-considered statement, in which every word was measured with the accuracy so characteristic of the author, the Fund, in 1810, "had so diminished in value as to excite in the minds of the people a serious apprehension that in a few years it would become comparatively useless, if not utterly extinct. It consisted chiefly of the debts due from the original purchasers of the...
Página 23 - I should not have proposed this mode," said he, " if any other could have been devised which would not convulse the whole body politic, set wide open the door to intrigue and cabal, and bring upon the nation incalculable evils, evils already felt, and growing more and more...
Página 20 - The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first year; of the second class at the expiration of the second year; of the third class at the expiration of the third year; and of the fourth class at the expiration of the fourth year; so that one-fourth may be chosen every year.