The War on the Bank of the United States: Or, A Review of the Measures of the Administration Against that Institution and the Prosperity of the CountryKey & Biddle, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... considering in all of its many phases , the extraordinary executive measure , " the Removal of the Deposits , " which ... consider the reasons of the Secretary of the Treasury assigned therefor , and to show the course of the two houses ...
... considering in all of its many phases , the extraordinary executive measure , " the Removal of the Deposits , " which ... consider the reasons of the Secretary of the Treasury assigned therefor , and to show the course of the two houses ...
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... consider the means of perpetuating their new authority ; and the possession of the Bank was among the most prominent ob- jects of the assembly . The first open manifestation of their purpose was in June 1829 , when a concerted effort ...
... consider the means of perpetuating their new authority ; and the possession of the Bank was among the most prominent ob- jects of the assembly . The first open manifestation of their purpose was in June 1829 , when a concerted effort ...
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... consider hereafter ) the President observes , " Such measures as are within the reach of the Secretary of the Treasury have been taken , to enable him to judge , whether the public deposits in that institution may be regarded as ...
... consider hereafter ) the President observes , " Such measures as are within the reach of the Secretary of the Treasury have been taken , to enable him to judge , whether the public deposits in that institution may be regarded as ...
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... consider any means justifiable to attain that end , he re- solved to interpose between him and those who were impelling him in his rash career . He was , especially , anxious to disabuse him as to the legislature and the judiciary . He ...
... consider any means justifiable to attain that end , he re- solved to interpose between him and those who were impelling him in his rash career . He was , especially , anxious to disabuse him as to the legislature and the judiciary . He ...
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... consider- ed themselves , alone , competent to judge of the necessity of a removal , from one agent , and the ... considers the Secretary , in this case , the agent , to await their instruc- tion ? Have not the constitutional holders of ...
... consider- ed themselves , alone , competent to judge of the necessity of a removal , from one agent , and the ... considers the Secretary , in this case , the agent , to await their instruc- tion ? Have not the constitutional holders of ...
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Página 145 - Those who can best estimate the value of a steady administration will be most disposed to prize a provision which connects the official existence of public men with the approbation or disapprobation of that body, which from the greater permanency of its own composition, will in all probability be less subject to inconstancy than any other member of the government.
Página 43 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Página 118 - Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions. In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven and the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions, to grant...
Página 119 - Many of our rich men have not been content with equal protection and equal benefits, but have besought us to make them richer by act of Congress. By attempting to gratify their desires we have in the results of our legislation arrayed section against section, interest against interest, and man against man, in a fearful commotion which threatens to shake the foundations of our Union.
Página 150 - I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit therefore to your consideration, whether the efficiency of the government would not be promoted, and official industry and integrity better secured by a general extension of the law which limits appointments to four years.
Página 150 - The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance...
Página 145 - A change of the Chief Magistrate, therefore, would not occasion so violent or so general a revolution in the officers of the Government, as might be expected if he were the sole disposer of offices.
Página 11 - A bank of the United States is in many respects convenient for the Government and useful to the people. Entertaining this opinion, and deeply impressed with the belief that some of the powers and privileges possessed by the existing bank are unauthorized by the Constitution, subversive of the rights of the states, and dangerous to the liberties of the people...
Página 6 - Treasury shall immediately lay before Congress, if in session, and if not, immediately after the commencement of the next session, the reasons of such order or direction.
Página 39 - The whole executive power being vested in the President, who is responsible for its exercise, it is a necessary consequence, that he should have a right to employ agents of his own choice to aid him in the performance of his duties, and to discharge them when he is no longer willing to be responsible for their acts.