The Life and Public Services of J. Glancy Jones, Volumen1J.B. Lippincott Company, 1910 |
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... positions of power and prominence among their fellow colonists , would have admitted of it . But other causes earlier sealed the fate of this little Welsh barony before the close of the seven- teenth century . In his warrant for the ...
... positions of power and prominence among their fellow colonists , would have admitted of it . But other causes earlier sealed the fate of this little Welsh barony before the close of the seven- teenth century . In his warrant for the ...
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... . They occupied a middle position be- tween the Southern Indians and the Six Nations to the north . Many council - fires were lighted upon this reservation , around which were assem- bled from 34 The LIFE of J. GLANCY JONES.
... . They occupied a middle position be- tween the Southern Indians and the Six Nations to the north . Many council - fires were lighted upon this reservation , around which were assem- bled from 34 The LIFE of J. GLANCY JONES.
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... position in the community was one of recognized prominence . Jonathan , the second son , became the most distinguished of the three . These three brothers , who were among the most prominent residents of the Conestoga Valley in their ...
... position in the community was one of recognized prominence . Jonathan , the second son , became the most distinguished of the three . These three brothers , who were among the most prominent residents of the Conestoga Valley in their ...
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... position of influence . I have followed you and your public career with the lively interest of a true friendship . I shall continue to do so , and permit me to say I rely very much on your prudence and experi- ence in the exercise of ...
... position of influence . I have followed you and your public career with the lively interest of a true friendship . I shall continue to do so , and permit me to say I rely very much on your prudence and experi- ence in the exercise of ...
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... position on a newly discovered con- tinent , far from the turmoil and strife of densely popu- lated Europe ; a vast , untrodden forest , open to a new and enterprising race ; our climate , productions , and various other causes , have ...
... position on a newly discovered con- tinent , far from the turmoil and strife of densely popu- lated Europe ; a vast , untrodden forest , open to a new and enterprising race ; our climate , productions , and various other causes , have ...
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ALLISON answer appointment Berks County Cabinet called Campbell candidate caucus Chairman character Church citizens colleague committee compromise Conestoga Valley Congress Constitution Convention Court David Jones declared Demo Democracy Democratic party doctrine duty election favor Forney Free-Soil Free-Soil party gentleman from Missouri GIDDINGS GLANCY JONES Government honorable gentleman House Indians interests JAMES BUCHANAN Jehu Jones Kansas Kansas-Nebraska Bill Kentucky Know-Nothing party land legislation letter liberty manufactures ment Missouri Compromise Nebraska Nebraska Bill never nomination North opinion opposed organization Penn Pennsylvania Philadelphia platform political position President principles privileges protection question recognized Representatives Republican resolution revenue standard secure Senate sentiment session settled slave slavery South South Carolina Southern tariff of 1846 Territories of Kansas Territory tion took treaty understand understood Union United vote Washington Welsh Tract Welshmen Whig Whig party whole wish
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Página 246 - All claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the United States...
Página 89 - In this conclusion, I am confirmed as well by the opinions of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, who have each repeatedly recommended the exercise of this right under the Constitution, as by the uniform practice of Congress, the continued acquiescence of the States, and the general understanding of the people.
Página 86 - To cultivate peace and maintain commerce and navigation in all their lawful enterprises; to foster our fisheries as nurseries of navigation and for the nurture of man, and protect the manufactures adapted to our circumstances...
Página 88 - Our manufactures will likewise require the systematic and fostering care of the Government. Possessing as we do all the raw materials, the fruit of our own soil and industry, we ought not to depend in the degree we have done on supplies from other countries. While we are thus dependent the sudden event of war, unsought and unexpected, can not fail to plunge us into the most serious difficulties...
Página 89 - ... be not possessed by the general government, it must be extinct. Our political system would thus present the anomaly of a people stripped of the right to foster their own industry, and to counteract the most selfish and destructive policy which might be adopted by foreign nations.
Página 225 - Congress, and it is the constitutional right and duty of the House of Representatives, in all such cases, to deliberate on the expediency or inexpediency of carrying such treaty into effect, and to determine and act thereon as, in their judgment, may be most conducive to the public good.
Página 338 - States as the basis of their peace and happiness; to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities; to respect the rights and authorities reserved to the States and to the people as equally incorporated with and essential to the success of the general system...
Página 87 - But there is no subject that can enter with greater force and merit into the deliberations of Congress than a consideration of the means to preserve and promote the manufactures which have sprung into existence and attained an unparalleled maturity throughout the United States during the period of the European wars. This source of national independence and wealth I anxiously recommend, therefore, to the prompt and constant guardianship of Congress.
Página 89 - ... that power, that it is difficult to suppose the existence of the one without the other. The States have delegated their whole authority over imports, to the General Government, without limitation or restriction, saving the very inconsiderable reservation relating to their inspection Laws. This authority having thus entirely passed from the States, the right to exercise it for the purpose of protection does not exist in them; and consequently, if it be not possessed by the General Government,...
Página 125 - I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an emperor or a king. My republican feelings and principles forbid it ; the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.