Aaron Burr: A Biography Compiled from Rare, and in Many Cases Unpublished, Sources, 2. köideG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925 |
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... national stand- ard at New Orleans , might depose the Spanish administration in one hour , and have the population of the country for any chivalrous enterprize . " Such as , for instance , an invasion of Mexico ? 14 AARON BURR.
... national stand- ard at New Orleans , might depose the Spanish administration in one hour , and have the population of the country for any chivalrous enterprize . " Such as , for instance , an invasion of Mexico ? 14 AARON BURR.
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... Mexico ? " Under such circumstances , will it be indecorous should I express my apprehensions that we repose in false security , and that if we are not seasonably aroused , the dismemberment of the union may be put to hazard ? " And ...
... Mexico ? " Under such circumstances , will it be indecorous should I express my apprehensions that we repose in false security , and that if we are not seasonably aroused , the dismemberment of the union may be put to hazard ? " And ...
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... Mexico east of the river Mississippi , shall be annexed to the Mississippi District . " And this could only mean that West Florida was a part of the United States , since other- wise they did not own any navigable waters , rivers ...
... Mexico east of the river Mississippi , shall be annexed to the Mississippi District . " And this could only mean that West Florida was a part of the United States , since other- wise they did not own any navigable waters , rivers ...
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... Mexico , then ? At all events , he procured a passport from the Marquis Yrujo . Aside from that , " I have such a levee about me of visitors , from distant parts , that it is with difficulty I can find an hour , day or night , to write ...
... Mexico , then ? At all events , he procured a passport from the Marquis Yrujo . Aside from that , " I have such a levee about me of visitors , from distant parts , that it is with difficulty I can find an hour , day or night , to write ...
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... their minds was simply the invasion of Mexico . In the event , and perhaps without it , of war between America and Spain , an eventuality which became day by day more imminent . A rousing of the West , which 38 AARON BURR.
... their minds was simply the invasion of Mexico . In the event , and perhaps without it , of war between America and Spain , an eventuality which became day by day more imminent . A rousing of the West , which 38 AARON BURR.
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Page 42 - Possessing himself of a beautiful island in the Ohio, he rears upon it a palace, and decorates it with every romantic embellishment of fancy. A shrubbery, that Shenstone might have envied, blooms around him. Music, that might have charmed Calypso and her nymphs, is his. An extensive library spreads its treasures before him. A philosophical apparatus offers to him all the secrets and mysteries of nature. Peace, tranquility, and innocence shed their mingled delights around him.
Page 145 - On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors.
Page 73 - In a short time the whole man is changed, and every object of his former delight is relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste. His books are abandoned. His retort and crucible are thrown aside. His shrubbery blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air in vain ; he likes it not. His ear no longer drinks the rich melody of music ; it longs for the trumpet's clangour and the cannon's roar.
Page 41 - Blennerhassett's character, that on his arrival in America he retired even from the population of the Atlantic States, and sought quiet and solitude in the bosom of our Western forests.
Page 65 - That the President and Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster General, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, and the Commissioner of the Patent Office of the United States, and the Mayor of the city of Washington, during the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, and such other persons as they may elect honorary members...
Page 211 - But if he has no choice in the case; if there is no alternative presented to him but a dereliction of duty, or the opprobrium of those who are denominated the world, he merits the contempt as well as the indignation of his country, who can hesitate which to embrace.
Page 129 - General, and beware of an attack as well from your own country as Spain. I fear there is something rotten in the state of Denmark. You have enemies within your own city that may try to subvert your Government, and try to separate it from the Union.
Page 73 - ... beyond her sex and graced with every accomplishment that can render it irresistible, had blessed him with her love and made him the father of several children.
Page 215 - We of the jury say that Aaron Burr is not proved to be guilty under this indictment by any evidence submitted to us. We therefore find him not guilty.
Page 214 - Blennerhassett's island, or by the admission of the doctrine that he who procures an act may be indicted as having performed that act. It is further the opinion of the court that there is no testimony whatever which tends to prove that the accused was actually or constructively present when that assemblage did take place. Indeed, the contrary is most apparent.