The Wide-awake Gift: A Know-nothing Token for 1855One of 'em J. C. Derby, 1855 - 312 Seiten |
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... Civil Government of that country - to which he also professes to swear fealty ? America for the Americans , we say . And why not ? Didn't they plant it , and battle for it through bloody revolu- tion — and haven't they developed it , as ...
... Civil Government of that country - to which he also professes to swear fealty ? America for the Americans , we say . And why not ? Didn't they plant it , and battle for it through bloody revolu- tion — and haven't they developed it , as ...
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... civil privileges are concerned . But let it be looked to that paupers and criminals are no longer shipped on us by foreign states . Let it be looked to that foreign nationalities in our midst are rooted out ; that foreign regiments and ...
... civil privileges are concerned . But let it be looked to that paupers and criminals are no longer shipped on us by foreign states . Let it be looked to that foreign nationalities in our midst are rooted out ; that foreign regiments and ...
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... civil and religious liberty . And hence , it may be asserted , with great propriety , that an organization such as the " Know Nothings " constitute , is essential to the wel- fare of our country , as the only adequate means of counter ...
... civil and religious liberty . And hence , it may be asserted , with great propriety , that an organization such as the " Know Nothings " constitute , is essential to the wel- fare of our country , as the only adequate means of counter ...
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... civil liberty has been prostrated by it , except where the Reformation overthrew Romanism , and gave the people the Bible . Napoleon the First succumbed to Popery , and established it as the religion of France , with princely revenues ...
... civil liberty has been prostrated by it , except where the Reformation overthrew Romanism , and gave the people the Bible . Napoleon the First succumbed to Popery , and established it as the religion of France , with princely revenues ...
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... civil and religious liberty ; " that is , we shall be governed by the incumbent of St. Peter's chair , whoever he may chance to be . The oath of every Roman Catholic bishop and arch- bishop binds him to absolute and unquestioned ...
... civil and religious liberty ; " that is , we shall be governed by the incumbent of St. Peter's chair , whoever he may chance to be . The oath of every Roman Catholic bishop and arch- bishop binds him to absolute and unquestioned ...
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Seite 38 - There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
Seite 21 - ... that your union and brotherly affection may be perpetual; that the free Constitution which is the work of your hands may be sacredly maintained; that its administration in every department may be stamped with wisdom and virtue; that in fine, the happiness of the people of these States, under the auspices of liberty...
Seite 121 - Liberty first, and Union afterwards, — but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, — Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable," God grant it, — God grant it!
Seite 25 - One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spring from these misrepresentations : they tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection.
Seite 18 - The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive Government of the United States, being not far distant, and the time actually arrived, when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person, who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those, out of whom...
Seite 100 - Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand; And at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see! she stirs! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And, spurning with her foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean's arms!
Seite 120 - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty, when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
Seite 288 - He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
Seite 32 - It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. "Who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric?
Seite 32 - As a very important source of strength and security cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible, avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, but remembering also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it...