The Story of Washington: The National CapitalG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... half hidden by the once stately Van Ness mansion . Burns owned nearly half of the capital site adjoining George- town , including the square on which the Treasury and White House now stand , and he was ex- tremely reluctant to sell ...
... half hidden by the once stately Van Ness mansion . Burns owned nearly half of the capital site adjoining George- town , including the square on which the Treasury and White House now stand , and he was ex- tremely reluctant to sell ...
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... half , the whole containing from three thousand to five thousand acres , is ceded to the public on condition that when the whole is laid off as a city ( which Major L ' Enfant is now directed to do ) the present proprietors shall retain ...
... half , the whole containing from three thousand to five thousand acres , is ceded to the public on condition that when the whole is laid off as a city ( which Major L ' Enfant is now directed to do ) the present proprietors shall retain ...
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... half miles , and from east to southwest about two and a half miles , and included about seven thousand one hundred acres . It was a drive of fourteen miles around it ; there were sixty- five miles of avenues and one hundred and ninety ...
... half miles , and from east to southwest about two and a half miles , and included about seven thousand one hundred acres . It was a drive of fourteen miles around it ; there were sixty- five miles of avenues and one hundred and ninety ...
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... half that of the former . * Mr. James Hoban , who had been appointed superintendent of the Capitol , was therefore informed that the foun- dations would be begun upon the plan exhibited by Mr. Hallett , leaving " the recess in the east ...
... half that of the former . * Mr. James Hoban , who had been appointed superintendent of the Capitol , was therefore informed that the foun- dations would be begun upon the plan exhibited by Mr. Hallett , leaving " the recess in the east ...
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... half from the President's House and three miles on a straight line from Georgetown . There is one good tavern about forty rods from the Cap- itol , and several other houses are built and erecting ; but I do not perceive how the members ...
... half from the President's House and three miles on a straight line from Georgetown . There is one good tavern about forty rods from the Cap- itol , and several other houses are built and erecting ; but I do not perceive how the members ...
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Seite v - What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad-armed ports Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride, No ! MEN, high-minded MEN...
Seite 56 - ... the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies: the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home, and safety abroad...
Seite 137 - I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend " it. I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Seite 14 - That a district of territory, not exceeding ten miles square, to be located as hereafter directed on the river Potomac, at some place between the mouths of the Eastern Branch and Connogochegue, be, and the same is hereby, accepted for the permanent seat of the gov. ernment of the United States.
Seite 110 - When the mariner has been tossed for many days in thick weather, and on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course.
Seite 40 - This southeast corner-stone of the Capitol of the United States of America in the city of Washington, was laid on the 18th day of September, 1793, in the thirteenth year of American Independence, in the first year of the second term of the presidency of George Washington, whose virtues in the civil administration of his country have been...
Seite 57 - The house is upon a grand and superb scale, requiring about thirty servants to attend and keep the apartments in proper order, and perform the ordinary business of the house and stables...
Seite v - In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain...
Seite 101 - Sir, if a dissolution of the Union must take place, let it be so. If civil war, which gentlemen so much threaten, must come, I can only say, let it come. My hold on life is probably as frail as that of any man who now hears me ; but, while that hold lasts, it shall be devoted to the service of my country — to the freedom of man.
Seite 18 - This place, without all question, is the most pleasant and healthful place in all this country, and most convenient for habitation, the air temperate in summer and not violent in winter.