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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... interest , and , with the discernment of youthful character which qualified the illustrious president to be the greatest teacher of his age , had seen in him the elements of future greatness ; and he , by one well - timed , spirited ...
... interest , and , with the discernment of youthful character which qualified the illustrious president to be the greatest teacher of his age , had seen in him the elements of future greatness ; and he , by one well - timed , spirited ...
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... , and was ever active and watchful to promote its interests . He loved it not only because of his personal relation to it as an alumnus , but also be . I cause , in his estimation , its continued efficiency and 16 JAMES HILLHOUSE .
... , and was ever active and watchful to promote its interests . He loved it not only because of his personal relation to it as an alumnus , but also be . I cause , in his estimation , its continued efficiency and 16 JAMES HILLHOUSE .
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... interests . Thus in the debate of Novem- ber , 1803 , on that amendment to the Constitution by which the present mode of electing President and Vice President was intro- duced , we find him saying— Though it is impossible to prevent ...
... interests . Thus in the debate of Novem- ber , 1803 , on that amendment to the Constitution by which the present mode of electing President and Vice President was intro- duced , we find him saying— Though it is impossible to prevent ...
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... interests . which were in his way , and courteously claiming for his propo- sals a deliberate and candid hearing , he proceeded : A prominent feature of the amendments is , to shorten the term of service of the President , Senators ...
... interests . which were in his way , and courteously claiming for his propo- sals a deliberate and candid hearing , he proceeded : A prominent feature of the amendments is , to shorten the term of service of the President , Senators ...
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... interests of States in respect to their sovereignty . In them , therefore , the States ought to feel a confidence . And this confidence will rather be increased than lessened by shortening the term of service to three years . Shall I be ...
... interests of States in respect to their sovereignty . In them , therefore , the States ought to feel a confidence . And this confidence will rather be increased than lessened by shortening the term of service to three years . Shall I be ...
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Página 20 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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.