 | David Saville Muzzey - 1927 - 710 ページ
...legislative department of the government. In recommending it to their early deliberations I am happy in the assurance that the decision will be worthy the...councils of a virtuous, a free, and a powerful nation." The hand was Madison's, but the voice was Henry Clay's. Congress by a vote of 79 to 49 in the House... | |
 | Steven Watts - 1989 - 412 ページ
..."I am happy in the assurance," the President concluded warily, "that the decision will be worthy of the enlightened and patriotic councils of a virtuous, a free, and a powerful nation.'"'7 Congressional Liberal Republicans displayed none of Madison's hesitance. In the absence... | |
 | Francis Dunham Wormuth, Edwin Brown Firmage - 1989 - 380 ページ
...legislative department of the Government. In recommending it to their early deliberations I am happy in the assurance that the decision will be worthy the...patriotic councils of a virtuous, a free, and a powerful nation/1 The acts of war — impressment of sailors and seizure of vessels — of which Madison complained... | |
 | Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, Kathleen Hall Jamieson - 1990 - 285 ページ
...cause into the hands of the Almighty Disposer of Events . . . is a solemn question. . . .lam happy in the assurance that the decision will be worthy the...councils of a virtuous, a free, and a powerful nation. 32 Past forbearance becomes the basis for powerful emotional appeals. In 1846, in a speech noteworthy... | |
 | Jim F. Watts, Fred L. Israel - 2000 - 416 ページ
...legislative department of the Government. In recommending it to their early deliberations I am happy in the assurance that the decision will be worthy the...councils of a virtuous, a free, and a powerful nation. . . . PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON'S VETO OF THE SECOND BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 30 January 1815 PRESIDENT... | |
 | Clement A. Evans - 2004 - 784 ページ
...legislative department of the government. In recommending it to their early deliberation, I am happy in the assurance that the decision will be worthy the...councils of a virtuous, a free and a powerful nation." The next day John C. Calhoun, chairman of the House committee to whom the President's message was referred,... | |
 | Peter L. Bernstein - 2005 - 472 ページ
...branch to decide. He nevertheless pronounced himself assured that the decision would be "worthy of the enlightened and patriotic councils of a virtuous, a free, and a powerful nation." On June 4, the House of Representatives obliged by declaring war on Great Britain by a vote of 79—49,... | |
 | 1815 - 738 ページ
...am happy in the assuranee, that the deeision will be worthy the enlightened and patriotiek eouneils of a virtuous, a free and a powerful nation. Having...and of the solemn alternative growing out of them, I proeeed lo remark that the eommunieations last made to Congress on the subjeet of our relations with... | |
 | United States. President - 1858 - 802 ページ
...legislative department of the government. In recommending it to their early deliberations, I am happy in the assurance that the decision will be worthy the enlightened and patriotic councils of a virtuous, free, and a powerful nation. Having presented this view of the relations of the United States with... | |
 | 1812 - 1092 ページ
...deliberations, I am happy in the assurance, that the decision will be worthy the enlightened and patriqtic councils of a virtuous, a free, and a powerful nation. Having presented this view of the relation of the United States with Great Britain, and of the solemn alternative growing out of them,... | |
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... views of other powers, and preserving a constant readiness to concur in an honorable re-establishment of peace and friendship, is a solemn question which the constitution wisely confides to the legislative department of the Government. In recommending... 
