Proceedings and Debates of the Virginia State Convention of 1829-1830, Volume 1Da Capo Press, 1830 - 919 páginas |
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... interest was spread through the Commonwealth . The people began to cast about for such men as were best qualified to serve them . There was no restriction in their right of selection , either as to the office which was held , or as to ...
... interest was spread through the Commonwealth . The people began to cast about for such men as were best qualified to serve them . There was no restriction in their right of selection , either as to the office which was held , or as to ...
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... interest in the Executive Department of the Government , as those on the other side . That interest did not depend at all upon their residence ; on that Department , therefore , he could see no reason for a Committee taken from all ...
... interest in the Executive Department of the Government , as those on the other side . That interest did not depend at all upon their residence ; on that Department , therefore , he could see no reason for a Committee taken from all ...
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... interest , a deep interest , in perpetuating the blessings they enjoy , and a right , consequently , to guard those blessings , not from foreign aggression merely , but from domestic encroachment ? But , it is said , yield them this ...
... interest , a deep interest , in perpetuating the blessings they enjoy , and a right , consequently , to guard those blessings , not from foreign aggression merely , but from domestic encroachment ? But , it is said , yield them this ...
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... interest with , and attachment to , the community , and have the right of suffrage . 3. Resolved , That every free white male of twenty - one years of age , not included in the two preceding resolutions , who is now a resident , or who ...
... interest with , and attachment to , the community , and have the right of suffrage . 3. Resolved , That every free white male of twenty - one years of age , not included in the two preceding resolutions , who is now a resident , or who ...
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... interest . And , Sir , I do not , and cannot believe that it is , or ever was the real interest of any class in the community , or of any community to commit gross and flagrant abuses of power , to disregard the monitions of conscience ...
... interest . And , Sir , I do not , and cannot believe that it is , or ever was the real interest of any class in the community , or of any community to commit gross and flagrant abuses of power , to disregard the monitions of conscience ...
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