The State of the Nation: In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of BedfordB. Flower, 1805 - 173 Seiten |
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... jury an immense number of the crown's servants , and keep- ing in constant pay a very large proportion of the jury , he forsooth is not personally corrupt !!! He , in short , who as a minister lives , and moves , and has his very being ...
... jury an immense number of the crown's servants , and keep- ing in constant pay a very large proportion of the jury , he forsooth is not personally corrupt !!! He , in short , who as a minister lives , and moves , and has his very being ...
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... jury , to whom it belongs to impeach , or why a select committee of that inquest , consisting in part of Lord Castlereagh , and several other servants in the pay of the crown , seemed more intent on framing an apology for , than on ...
... jury , to whom it belongs to impeach , or why a select committee of that inquest , consisting in part of Lord Castlereagh , and several other servants in the pay of the crown , seemed more intent on framing an apology for , than on ...
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... Jury prevailed , the minister instead of stifling inquiry by a majority of two , would have lost his stifling amendment by a majority of one hundred and thirty eight . But , supposing no corrupt influence , and the minister to have had ...
... Jury prevailed , the minister instead of stifling inquiry by a majority of two , would have lost his stifling amendment by a majority of one hundred and thirty eight . But , supposing no corrupt influence , and the minister to have had ...
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... jury , intended to be indif- ferent between the crown and the people themselves ; not at all in the nature of an indifferent jury between parties at issue , but the attorney of one of the parties to oppose all improper attempts of the ...
... jury , intended to be indif- ferent between the crown and the people themselves ; not at all in the nature of an indifferent jury between parties at issue , but the attorney of one of the parties to oppose all improper attempts of the ...
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... Jury ; and " upon a man too , not necessarily supposed , to possess " more than a life estate of 300l . a year , that is , a prin " cipal of about 30007. And for what crime is this " monstrous punishment inflicted ? For being a can ...
... Jury ; and " upon a man too , not necessarily supposed , to possess " more than a life estate of 300l . a year , that is , a prin " cipal of about 30007. And for what crime is this " monstrous punishment inflicted ? For being a can ...
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Seite 106 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Seite 61 - When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its parent, and to reflect with a true filial resemblance the beauteous countenance of British liberty, are we to turn to them the shameful parts of our Constitution ? are we to give them our weakness for their strength?
Seite 114 - ... his charitable toils for the relief of India, did not forget the poor rotten constitution of his native country. For her, he did not disdain to stoop to the trade of a wholesale upholsterer for this house, to furnish it not with the faded tapestry figures of antiquated merit, such as decorate, and may reproach some other houses, but with real, solid, living patterns of true modern virtue.
Seite 60 - our children;" but when children ask for bread we are not to give a stone. Is it because the natural resistance of things, and the various mutations of time...
Seite 95 - The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of Commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency. It was designed as a control for the people.
Seite 14 - States and a corresponding amendment of the Constitution, be applied in time of peace to rivers, canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education and other great objects within each State. In time of war, if injustice by ourselves or others must sometimes produce war, increased as the same revenue will be...
Seite 116 - Eastern harlot ; which so many of the people, so many of the nobles of tlns land, had drained to the very dregs. Do you think that no reckoning was to follow this lewd debauch? that no payment was to be demanded for this riot of public drunkenness, and national prostitution ? Here ! you have it, here, before you.
Seite 66 - ... convicted, shall be subject and liable to such pains and penalties, as by any law now in force persons convicted of wilful and corrupt perjury are subject and liable to.
Seite 14 - ... the revenue thereby liberated may, by a just repartition among the states, and a corresponding amendment of the constitution, be applied, in time of peace, to rivers, canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education, and other great objects within each state.
Seite 158 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament.