The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke, Tập 1D. Appleton, 1851 - 375 trang |
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Adams addressed administration affairs alarm American Bizarre Britain British cause character commerce committee communication conduct Congress Constitution Court Creed Taylor debt declared doctrines doubt duty Edmund Randolph election England envoys excitement Executive Directory expressed favor Federal feelings foreign France French Directory French Revolution gentleman George Tucker Gerry give Hamilton hands heart honor hostile House influence insult interest Jefferson John Randolph legislature letter liberty Madison manner Mason Matoax measures ment mind minister Monroe Mount Vernon nation negotiation never object occasion opinion opposed Paris party Patrick Henry patriot peace person Pickering Pinckney political President principles pursued question racter ratification reader received regard Republic republican resolution Richard Henry Lee says Secretary Senate sentiments soon speech spirit Talleyrand temper Theodorick Theodorick Bland thing Thomas Jefferson thought tion treaty truth Tucker United Virginia vote Washington whisky insurrection Williamsburg Wolcott writes
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Trang 90 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?
Trang 33 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge, to be hereditary.
Trang 109 - The constitution has made no provision for our holding foreign territory, still less for incorporating foreign nations into our Union. The Executive in seizing the fugitive occurrence which so much advances the good of their country, have done an act beyond the Constitution.
Trang 67 - States at any time during the continuance of this act, to order all such aliens as he shall judge dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States, or shall have reasonable grounds to suspect are concerned in any treasonable or secret machinations against the government thereof, to depart out of the territory of the United States, within such time as shall be expressed in such order...
Trang 37 - The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations, which may be soon turned into complaints.
Trang 27 - We have no detail of those great considerations which, in my opinion, ought to have abounded before we should recur to a government of this kind. Here is a revolution as radical as that which separated us from Great Britain.
Trang 183 - An Act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other purposes...
Trang 37 - I cannot stand forward, and give praise or blame to any thing which relates to human actions, and human concerns, on a simple view of the object as it stands stripped of every relation, in all the nakedness and solitude of metaphysical abstraction.
Trang 47 - Whereas it appears that a state of war exists between Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great Britain, and the United Netherlands, of the one part, and France on the other, and the duty and interest of the United States require, that they should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue a conduct friendly and impartial toward the belligerent powers...
Trang 37 - Treasury to digest and prepare plans for the improvement and management of the revenue, and for the support of public credit...