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... amount of duties paid by the un- tion from your memorialists . NOTE . The principal articles sold by the Messrs . Whereupon , the following re olutions were unani - Freemans , & c . are not dutiable . mously adopted : THE REGISTER OF ...
... amount of duties paid by the un- tion from your memorialists . NOTE . The principal articles sold by the Messrs . Whereupon , the following re olutions were unani - Freemans , & c . are not dutiable . mously adopted : THE REGISTER OF ...
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... amount of exports . The whole amount of property which descended the Susquehanna last year , was estimated at four millions and a half . The tonnage required for the transportation of those articles which could not be floated in rafts ...
... amount of exports . The whole amount of property which descended the Susquehanna last year , was estimated at four millions and a half . The tonnage required for the transportation of those articles which could not be floated in rafts ...
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... amount to one hundred thousand dollars ; above its intersection with the Pennsylvania canal , would which , added to the estimated loss by accident , ex- be supplied with merchandize from the city of Philada . posure , & c . amounts to ...
... amount to one hundred thousand dollars ; above its intersection with the Pennsylvania canal , would which , added to the estimated loss by accident , ex- be supplied with merchandize from the city of Philada . posure , & c . amounts to ...
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... amount to more than the interest upon the capital expended , and at no very distant day , enable the state to pay off the debt which must necessarily be contracted in the construction of the canal . The foregoing facts and observations ...
... amount to more than the interest upon the capital expended , and at no very distant day , enable the state to pay off the debt which must necessarily be contracted in the construction of the canal . The foregoing facts and observations ...
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... Amount put out at interest on Bond and Mort- gage .. Which latter circumstance happened , as is known to Balance in ... amount of Bridget M'Guire's bond and mortgage , with interest ..... Edward B. Garrigues , amount of John Gran- dom's ...
... Amount put out at interest on Bond and Mort- gage .. Which latter circumstance happened , as is known to Balance in ... amount of Bridget M'Guire's bond and mortgage , with interest ..... Edward B. Garrigues , amount of John Gran- dom's ...
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Page 301 - ... shall have in his custody or possession any paper adapted to the making of such notes, and similar to the paper upon which any such notes shall have been issued, with intent to use such paper, or cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes...
Page 164 - Executive duties, in characters too legible to be overlooked, the task of reform, which will require particularly the correction of those abuses that have brought the patronage of the Federal Government into conflict with the freedom of elections, and the counteraction of those causes which have disturbed the rightful course of appointment and have placed or continued power in unfaithful or incompetent hands.
Page 164 - The management of the public revenue, that searching operation in all governments, is among the most delicate and important trusts in ours ; and it will, of course, demand no inconsiderable share of my official solicitude. Under every aspect in which it can be considered, it would appear that advantage must result from the observance of a strict and faithful economy. This I shall aim at the more anxiously, both because it will facilitate the extinguishment of the national debt, the unnecessary duration...
Page 246 - Honor, justice and humanity call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our ancestors. It is not our duty to leave wealth to our children, But it is our duty to leave liberty to them. No infamy, iniquity or cruelty can exceed our own, if we, born and educated in a country of freedom, entitled to its blessings and knowing their value...
Page 207 - ... and every such ship or vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all materials, arms, ammunition and stores, which may have been procured for the building and equipment thereof, shall be forfeited, one half to the use of the informer, and the other half to the use of the United States.
Page 164 - A diffidence, perhaps too just, in my own qualifications, will teach me to look with reverence to the examples of public virtue left by my illustrious predecessors, and with veneration to the lights that flow from the mind that founded, and the mind that reformed, our system.
Page 164 - The gradual increase of our navy, whose flag has displayed, in distant climes, our skill in navigation, and our fame in arms; the preservation of our forts, arsenals, and dock-yards; and the introduction of progressive improvements in the discipline and science of both branches of our military service, are so plainly prescribed by prudence, that I should be excused for omitting their mention sooner than enlarging on their importance.
Page 164 - With regard to a proper selection of the subjects of impost with a view to revenue, it would seem to me that the spirit of equity, caution, and compromise in which the Constitution was formed requires that the great interests of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures should be equally favored...
Page 241 - ... shall have in his custody or possession any blank note or notes engraved and printed after the similitude of any notes issued as aforesaid, with intent to use such blanks, or cause or suffer the same to be used in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes...
Page 164 - While the magnitude of their interests convinces me that no thanks can be adequate to the honor they have conferred, it admonishes me that the best return I can make, is the zealous dedication of my humble abilities to their service and their good.