The United States Democratic Review, Volume 1; Volume 32J.& H.G. Langley, 1853 - United States Vols. 1-3, 5-8 contain the political and literary portions; v. 4 the historical register department, of the numbers published from Oct. 1837 to Dec. 1840. |
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... mind and will of the individual , where alone it can find a solid and enduring foundation . We have citizens of all degrees of intellect and wealth , but we have not an ignorant and de- graded majority , individually without force ...
... mind and will of the individual , where alone it can find a solid and enduring foundation . We have citizens of all degrees of intellect and wealth , but we have not an ignorant and de- graded majority , individually without force ...
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... mind im- mensely . " I expressed my pleasure at having been of such service to my respected parent . " Now , " continued the old gentleman , " you know that we are not rich . " I was painfully aware of the fact . " But if we have not ...
... mind im- mensely . " I expressed my pleasure at having been of such service to my respected parent . " Now , " continued the old gentleman , " you know that we are not rich . " I was painfully aware of the fact . " But if we have not ...
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... mind was by a dire necessity continually bent on eating - the idea even sometimes made me shudder , and ask myself whether I was honorable in pursuing the affair . Her beauty and attractive manners , together with some family ...
... mind was by a dire necessity continually bent on eating - the idea even sometimes made me shudder , and ask myself whether I was honorable in pursuing the affair . Her beauty and attractive manners , together with some family ...
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... mind to marry either a gourmand or a glutton . " This was said in a very decided tone , and I felt my own weakness so thoroughly that I could not do such violence to my feelings as to pursue the topic any farther . I changed the subject ...
... mind to marry either a gourmand or a glutton . " This was said in a very decided tone , and I felt my own weakness so thoroughly that I could not do such violence to my feelings as to pursue the topic any farther . I changed the subject ...
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... mind to its clear perception . The bankrupt law was repealed . The land revenues resumed by the Government aided its credit ; commerce , accommodating itself to the higher taxes imposed by the tariff of 1842 , re- sumed its buoyancy ...
... mind to its clear perception . The bankrupt law was repealed . The land revenues resumed by the Government aided its credit ; commerce , accommodating itself to the higher taxes imposed by the tariff of 1842 , re- sumed its buoyancy ...
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Page 196 - America; nor will either make use of any protection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have, to or with any State or people for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fortifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America, or of assuming or exercising dominion over the same...
Page 336 - tis true : The elder of them, being put to nurse, "Was by a beggar-woman stol'n away ; And, ignorant of his birth and parentage, Became a bricklayer when he came to age : His son am I ; deny it, if you can.
Page 463 - His Britannic Majesty's subjects, and the other colonists who have hitherto enjoyed the protection of England, shall evacuate the country of the Mosquitos, as well as the continent in general, and the islands adjacent, without exception...
Page 46 - It was, I believe, sufficiently studied. I have understood, from good authority, that it was considered, weighed, and distinctly and decidedly approved by every one of the President's advisers at that time. Our government could not adopt, on that occasion, precisely the course which England had taken. England threatened the immediate recognition of the provinces, if the allies should take part with Spain against them. We had already recognized them.
Page 197 - States take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the subjects or citizens of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal, which shall not be offered, on the same terms, to the subjects or citizens of the other.
Page 48 - Cuba, as is well said in the report of the committee of foreign affairs, is placed in the mouth of the Mississippi. Its occupation by a strong maritime power would be felt, in the first moment of hostility, as far up the Mississippi and the Missouri, as our population extends.
Page 46 - England would consider any foreign interference, by force or by menace, in the dispute between Spain and the colonies, as a motive for recognizing the latter without delay.