The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...J. Dodsley, 1830 - History |
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ing themselves into a compact and united band , were determined night- ly to harass and oppose , how could the government transact the affairsof Ireland ? He knew that they could carry the measures they proposed ; but he knew also that ...
ing themselves into a compact and united band , were determined night- ly to harass and oppose , how could the government transact the affairsof Ireland ? He knew that they could carry the measures they proposed ; but he knew also that ...
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... night , had voted against the committee , the vote of that night would have been very different . Still less fair and comprehensible was the argument pretended to be drawn from the evils of a divided cabinet . Was the present cabinet ...
... night , had voted against the committee , the vote of that night would have been very different . Still less fair and comprehensible was the argument pretended to be drawn from the evils of a divided cabinet . Was the present cabinet ...
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... night after night , expressed the wishes of the Protestant portion of the empire , were treated , always with neglect , often with contempt . The House of Commons actually grudged the time consumed in pre- senting them ; and sir Francis ...
... night after night , expressed the wishes of the Protestant portion of the empire , were treated , always with neglect , often with contempt . The House of Commons actually grudged the time consumed in pre- senting them ; and sir Francis ...
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... night into the shops of workmen possessed of materials belonging to the refrac- tory masters , and destroyed and mutilated them . The webs in thirty or forty looms were some- times thus destroyed in the course of a single night . The ...
... night into the shops of workmen possessed of materials belonging to the refrac- tory masters , and destroyed and mutilated them . The webs in thirty or forty looms were some- times thus destroyed in the course of a single night . The ...
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... night and day by armed men , for the necessary protection of the property which they contained . The houses of such weavers , as had taken out work at the reduced prices , were openly and repeatedly attacked ; in some instances the ...
... night and day by armed men , for the necessary protection of the property which they contained . The houses of such weavers , as had taken out work at the reduced prices , were openly and repeatedly attacked ; in some instances the ...
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Page 21 - I, AB, do swear. That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical that damnable doctrine and position, that princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Page 488 - In a country where offices are created solely for the benefit of the people, no one man has any more intrinsic right to official station than another. Offices were not established to give support to particular men at the public expense. No individual wrong is therefore done by removal, since neither appointment to nor continuance in office is matter of right.
Page 271 - An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland ; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia ; and to authorize the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers.
Page 364 - I do swear, that I will defend to the utmost of my power the settlement of property within this realm as established by the laws ; and I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present Church Establishment as settled by law within this realm ; and I do solemnly swear, that I never will exercise any privilege to which I am or may become entitled, to disturb or weaken the Protestant religion or Protestant government in the United Kingdom...
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Page 6 - You will consider whether the removal of those disabilities can be effected consistently with the full and permanent security of our establishments in Church and State, with the maintenance of the reformed religion established by law, and of the rights and privileges of the bishops and of the clergy of this realm, and of the churches committed to their charge.
Page 487 - The duties of all public offices are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance; and I can not but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience.
Page 486 - Experience proves that in proportion as agents to execute the will of the people are multiplied there is danger of their wishes being frustrated. Some may be unfaithful; all are liable to err. So far, therefore, as the people can with convenience speak, it is safer for them to express their own will.
Page 230 - In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power, trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office without transcending its authority.
Page 487 - The mode may be so regulated as to preserve to each State its present relative weight in the election ; and a failure in the first attempt may be provided for, by confining the second to a choice between the two highest candidates. In connection with such an amendment, it would seem advisable to limit the service of the Chief Magistrate to a single term, of either four or six years.