A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1902, Volume 9Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1897 - Presidents |
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Page 3982
... taken from the control of the capitalist and placed where all labor rightfully belongs - in the keeping of the laborer . The work of restoring State governments loyal to the Union , of protecting and foster- ing free labor , and ...
... taken from the control of the capitalist and placed where all labor rightfully belongs - in the keeping of the laborer . The work of restoring State governments loyal to the Union , of protecting and foster- ing free labor , and ...
Page 3983
... taken place , but the result is not known . It is to be hoped that the acts of the legislatures of these States , when they meet , will be such as to receive your approval , and thus close the work of reconstruction . Among the evils ...
... taken place , but the result is not known . It is to be hoped that the acts of the legislatures of these States , when they meet , will be such as to receive your approval , and thus close the work of reconstruction . Among the evils ...
Page 3984
... taken up , and is rapidly approaching when all may be . It is believed that all which are now due may be replaced by bonds bearing a rate of interest not exceeding 41⁄2 per cent , and as rapidly as the remainder become due that they may ...
... taken up , and is rapidly approaching when all may be . It is believed that all which are now due may be replaced by bonds bearing a rate of interest not exceeding 41⁄2 per cent , and as rapidly as the remainder become due that they may ...
Page 3987
... taken by the representative of the Peruvian Government to prevent the departure of these vessels , and I not feeling authorized to detain the property of a nation with which we are at peace on a mere Executive order , the matter has ...
... taken by the representative of the Peruvian Government to prevent the departure of these vessels , and I not feeling authorized to detain the property of a nation with which we are at peace on a mere Executive order , the matter has ...
Page 3988
... taken in the interest of peace and as a necessary step in the direction of a perfect and cordial friendship between the two coun- tries . A sensitive people , conscious of their power , are more at ease under a great wrong wholly ...
... taken in the interest of peace and as a necessary step in the direction of a perfect and cordial friendship between the two coun- tries . A sensitive people , conscious of their power , are more at ease under a great wrong wholly ...
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Page 4010 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 4322 - No Executive Department or other Government establishment of the United States shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve the Government in any contract or other obligation for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriations unless such contract or obligation is authorized by law.
Page 4187 - ... further until the expiration of two years after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its wish to terminate the same...
Page 4243 - Britain from the Lake of the Woods to the Summit of the Rocky Mountains.
Page 4441 - President to call forth the militia of any or all the States, and to employ such parts of the land and naval forces of the United States as -he may deem necessary to enforce the faithful execution of the laws of the United States, or to suppress such rebellion, in whatever State or Territory thereof the laws of the United States may be forcibly opposed, or the execution thereof forcibly obstructed.
Page 4042 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective — that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 4140 - Germany, who, having regard to the above-mentioned article of the said treaty, shall decide thereupon, finally and without appeal, which of those claims is most in accordance with the true interpretation of the treaty of June 15, 1846.
Page 4322 - No contract or purchase on behalf of the United States shall be made unless the same is authorized by law or is under an appropriation adequate to its fulfillment, except in the War and Navy Departments, for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, or transportation, which, however, shall not exceed the necessities of the current year.
Page 4350 - provided that, in case of an insurrection in any State against the government thereof, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, on application of the Legislature of such State, or of the Executive, (when the Legislature cannot be convened,) to call forth such number of the militia of any other State or States as may be applied for as he may judge sufficient to suppress such insurrection.
Page 4457 - It will not be doubted that with reference either to individual or national welfare, agriculture is of primary importance. In proportion .as nations advance in population and other circumstances of maturity this truth becomes more apparent and renders the cultivation of the soil more and more an object of public patronage. Institutions for promoting it grow up supported by the public purse ; and to what object can it be dedicated with greater propriety.