The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn & Company, 1898 - 367 pages |
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Page 196
... Senate , or Upper House , consisting of two members from each state . ( See the Constitution , page vii , Section 3 , Paragraph 1. ) In the Senate , therefore , the small states stand equal to the large ones . This arrangement satis ...
... Senate , or Upper House , consisting of two members from each state . ( See the Constitution , page vii , Section 3 , Paragraph 1. ) In the Senate , therefore , the small states stand equal to the large ones . This arrangement satis ...
Page 235
... Senator , but soon resigned the office , " partly , " says Parton , " because he felt himself out of place in so slow and dignified a body , but chiefly for pecuniary reasons . " He was again elected in 1823 . During the War of 1812 ...
... Senator , but soon resigned the office , " partly , " says Parton , " because he felt himself out of place in so slow and dignified a body , but chiefly for pecuniary reasons . " He was again elected in 1823 . During the War of 1812 ...
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... Senator Benton of Missouri , 3 that it was badly man- aged and unsafe . For these reasons he refused to sign a bill1 ( 1832 ) to renew the right of the bank to continue business . This refusal put an end to its existence in a short time ...
... Senator Benton of Missouri , 3 that it was badly man- aged and unsafe . For these reasons he refused to sign a bill1 ( 1832 ) to renew the right of the bank to continue business . This refusal put an end to its existence in a short time ...
Page 240
... Senator . He was at first a supporter of a protective tariff , but later became a strong advocate of free trade . He was one of the few leading men who taught that slavery is " a positive good , " an advantage alike to the negro and to ...
... Senator . He was at first a supporter of a protective tariff , but later became a strong advocate of free trade . He was one of the few leading men who taught that slavery is " a positive good , " an advantage alike to the negro and to ...
Page 240
... Senate of the United States , Governor Hayne boldly upheld the right of nullification , Daniel Webster replied to him , closing with the well - known words : " Liberty and Union , now and forever , one and inseparable . " Later , when ...
... Senate of the United States , Governor Hayne boldly upheld the right of nullification , Daniel Webster replied to him , closing with the well - known words : " Liberty and Union , now and forever , one and inseparable . " Later , when ...
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