 ... rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I do justice to the virtues, which on other occasions have marked the character of our...  Cobbett's Political Register - Page 989edited by - 1808Full view - About this book
 | United States. President - United States - 1854 - 616 pages
...regard to the essential rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I...be, will be maintained with all the fortitude and patrio ism which the crisis ought to inspire. The communications made to Congress at their last session... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 632 pages
...regard to the essential rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I...on other occasions have marked the character of our fellow citizens, if I did not cherish an equal confidence that the alternative chosen, whatever it... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1857 - 840 pages
...regard to the essential rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I...chosen, whatever it may be, will be maintained with nil the fortitude and patriotism which the crisis ought to inspire. The documents containing the correspondences... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 962 pages
...regard to the essential rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I...have marked the character of our fellow-citizens, if 1 did not cherish an equal confidence that the alternative chosen, whatever it may be, will be maintained... | |
 | Henry Adams - United States - 1890 - 520 pages
...unerring regard to the rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I...patriotism which the crisis ought to inspire." The favorite assumption that Congress, not the Executive, directed the national policy served again to... | |
 | Henry Adams - United States - 1890 - 530 pages
...unerring regard to the rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I...confidence that the alternative chosen, whatever it may be, HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Cn.16. \ •• v. • V will be maintained with all the fortitude and... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1898 - 580 pages
...had regard to the essential rights & interests of the nation weigh & compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I...which on other occasions have marked the character of the American people, if I did not cherish an equal confidence, that the alternative chosen whatever... | |
 | Henry Adams - United States - 1890 - 514 pages
...unerring regard to the rights and interests of the nation, weigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to be made. Nor should I...patriotism which the crisis ought to inspire." The favorite assumption that Congress, not the Executive, directed the national policy served again to... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1897 - 646 pages
...interests of the nation, ,-eigh and compare the painful alternatives out of which a choice is to ie made. Nor should I do justice to the virtues which on other occaions have marked the character of our fellow-citizens if I did not cherish .11 equal confidence... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Conduct of life - 1900 - 1082 pages
...do justice to the virtues which on other occasions have marked the character of our fellow citizens, if I did not cherish an equal confidence that the...and patriotism which the crisis ought to inspire. — EIGHTH ANNUAL MESSAGE, viii, 105. FORD ED., ix, 220. (Nov. 1808.) 2587. EMBARGO. The Union and.... | |
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