The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster: Memoir [by Edward Everett] and speeches on various occasionsLittle, Brown, 1903 |
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... given in the final volume . The conflict on slavery which tore asunder the great Whig party , and which destroyed it , belongs to the remote past , and many of those who were opposed to Mr. Webster's course have since paid reverent ...
... given in the final volume . The conflict on slavery which tore asunder the great Whig party , and which destroyed it , belongs to the remote past , and many of those who were opposed to Mr. Webster's course have since paid reverent ...
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Daniel Webster. account of the sources from which it has been drawn will be given in the Preface to that portion of the National Edition . In addition to collecting Speeches , Miscellaneous Papers , etc. , an effort has been made to ...
Daniel Webster. account of the sources from which it has been drawn will be given in the Preface to that portion of the National Edition . In addition to collecting Speeches , Miscellaneous Papers , etc. , an effort has been made to ...
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... given him a military air and carriage . He belonged to that intrepid border race which lined the whole frontier of the Anglo - American col- onies , by turn , farmers , huntsmen , and soldiers , and passing their lives in one long ...
... given him a military air and carriage . He belonged to that intrepid border race which lined the whole frontier of the Anglo - American col- onies , by turn , farmers , huntsmen , and soldiers , and passing their lives in one long ...
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... given proof of powers and aspirations which placed him far above rivalry among his associates . " It is known , " says Mr. Ticknor , " in many ways , that , by those who were acquainted with him at this period of life , he was already ...
... given proof of powers and aspirations which placed him far above rivalry among his associates . " It is known , " says Mr. Ticknor , " in many ways , that , by those who were acquainted with him at this period of life , he was already ...
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... given cheerfully , if government will pur- sue measures which I can conscientiously support . If even now , failing in an honest and sincere attempt to procure an honorable peace , it will return to measures of defence and protection ...
... given cheerfully , if government will pur- sue measures which I can conscientiously support . If even now , failing in an honest and sincere attempt to procure an honorable peace , it will return to measures of defence and protection ...
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86 ページ - He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha ; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting.
90 ページ - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood!
311 ページ - It was for Mr. Adams to reply to arguments like these. We know his opinions, and we know his character. He would commence with his accustomed directness and earnestness. < " Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote. It is true, indeed, that in the beginning we aimed not at independence. But there's a Divinity which shapes our ends. The injustice of England has driven us to arms ; and, blinded to her own interest for our good, she has obstinately persisted,...
217 ページ - For the purpose of public instruction, we hold every man subject to taxation in proportion to his property, and we look not to the question, whether he himself have, or have not, children to be benefited by the education for which he pays.
241 ページ - Him ! the head of our civil councils, and the destined leader of our military bands, whom nothing brought hither but the unquenchable fire of his own spirit ! Him ! cut off by Providence in the hour of overwhelming anxiety and thick gloom ; falling ere he saw the star of his country rise ; pouring out his generous blood like water, before he knew whether it would fertilize a land of freedom or of bondage ! — how shall I struggle with the emotions that stifle the utterance of thy name ! Our poor...
313 ページ - If we fail, it can be no worse for us. But we shall not fail. The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies. The people, the people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously through this struggle.
207 ページ - Young man, there is America — which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth manners; yet shall, before you taste of death, show itself equal to the whole of that commerce which now attracts the envy of the world.
67 ページ - Resolved, That provision ought to be made, by law, for defraying the expense incident to the appointment of an Agent or Commissioner to Greece, whenever the President shall deem it expedient to make such appointment.
226 ページ - We welcome you to the blessings of good government and religious liberty. We welcome you to the treasures of science and the delights of learning. We welcome you to the transcendent sweets of domestic life, to the happiness of kindred, and parents, and children. We welcome you to the immeasurable blessings of rational existence, the immortal hope of Christianity, and the light of everlasting truth!