The naked truth is, she comes, by her press-gangs, on board of our vessels, seizes OUR native as well as naturalized seamen, and drags them into her service. It is the case, then, of the assertion of an erroneous principle, and of a practice not conformable... Henry Clay - Pągina 73per Thomas Hart Clay, Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer - 1910 - 450 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Henry Clay - 1827 - 452 pągines
...OUR native as well as naturalized seamen, and drags them into her service. It is the case, then, of the assertion of an erroneous principle, — and of...would betray the most abject degradation. We are told, by gentlemen in the opposition, that government has not done all that was incumbent on it to do, to... | |
| 1827 - 552 pągines
...conformable to the asserted principle — a principle which, if it were theoretically right, must be for ever practically wrong — a practice which can obtain...would betray the most abject degradation. We are told, by gentlemen in the opposition, that government has not done all that was incumbent on it to do, to... | |
| 1827 - 542 pągines
...our native as well as naturalized seamen, and drags them into her service. It is the case, then, of the assertion of an erroneous principle, and of a...principle which, if it were theoretically right, must be for ever practically wrong — a practice which can obtain countenance from no principle whatever,... | |
| 1837 - 396 pągines
...native las well as naturalized seamen, and drags them into her serf vice. It is the case, then, of the assertion of an erroneous principle, and of a...principle which, if it were theoretically right, must be for ever practically wrong — a practice which can . obtain countenance from no principle whatever,... | |
| Henry Clay - 1842 - 518 pągines
...OUR native as well as naturalized seamen, and drags them into her service. It is the case, then, of the assertion of an erroneous principle, and of a...would betray the most abject degradation. We are told, by gentlemen in the opposition, that government has not done all that was incumbent on it to do, to... | |
| Henry Clay - 1842 - 576 pągines
...conformable to the asserted principle — a principle which, if it were theoretically right, must be for ever practically wrong — a practice which can obtain...would betray the most abject degradation. We are told by gentlemen in the opposition, that government has not done all that was incumbent on it to do, to... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 630 pągines
...OUR native as well as naturalized seamen, and drags them into her service. It is the case, then, of the assertion of an erroneous principle, and of a...principle which, if it were theoretically right, must be for ever practically wrong — a practice which can obtain countenance from no principle whatever,... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 624 pągines
...OUH native as well as naturalized seamen, and drags them into her service. It is the case, then, of the assertion of an erroneous principle, and of a...principle, which, if it were theoretically right, must be for ever practically wrong — a practice which can obtain countenance from no principle whatever,... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 544 pągines
...OUR native as well as natuulj/ed seamen, and drags them into her service. It is the case, then, ol the assertion of an erroneous principle, and of a...asserted principle — a principle which, if it were theoretc-ally right, must be for ever practically wrong — a practice which can obtain countenance... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 1144 pągines
...principle — a principle which, if it were theoretically right, must be for ever practically wrong-^a practice which can obtain countenance from no principle whatever, and to submit to which, on out part, would betray the most abject degradation. We are fold by gentlemen in the opposition, that... | |
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