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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, (in Secret Session, ) on the Mission to Panama: March 13, 1826So much for the item of commerce enough, I think, Mr. Presi dent, to prove two things gfirst, that the Congress at Panama, has no power to treat upon the subject at all, and, secondly, if it had, that it would be unwise and improvident in us to go there to treat abou it.About the PublisherF...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in the Senate of the United States, February 27, 1835, on His Resolution to Expunge From the Senate Journal the Resolution Condemnatory of the President, Adopted by the Senate, March 28, 1834He then read from Mr. Fox's speech. Mr. Fox had heretofore opposed the expunging reso lotion, but now yielded to it in obedience to the voice ofthe People. He (mr. Fox) had turned the question often in his mi...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in Reply to Mr. Webster: The Resolution Offered by Mr. Foot, Relative to the Public Lands, Being Under Consideration, Delivered in the Senate, Session 1829-30Manifested such hostility as is charged upon her. Ou the contrary, I maintain that, from the day of the ces.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis...

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Excerpt from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, From 1789 to 1856, Vol. 16: From Gales and Seaton's Annals of Congress, From Their Register of Debates, And From the Official Reported Debates, by John C. RivesThe roll of the members was called over by B. B. Fulton, Esq, Clerk of the House, when 186 members answered to their names.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.f...

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Excerpt from Historical and Legal Examination: Of That Part of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott Case, Which Declares the Unconstitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act, and the Self-Extension of the Constitution to Territories, Carrying Slavery Along With ItGovernment bill, extending certain enumerated acts of Congress to the territories - such acts as Congress thinks proper to extend -no act of Cong...

Excerpt from Speech Delivered by Hon. Thomas Hart Benton: At Jefferson, the Capitol of Missouri on the 26th May, 1849In reading this Speech, however, we have been tempted to regret that Mr. Benton has not gone yet further, so far at least as to admit the expediency of prohibiting slavery in the territories. He holds that Congress has a right to enforce such a prohibition, he is against slavery, he tells us, he would resist its introduction int...

Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, on the Oregon Question: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 22, 25, and 28, 1846The injuries brought forward in their memorial may be reduced' to the three following heads: 1. Their exclusion from Louisiana.By the third article of the treaty of 1794, it is agreed that it shall at all times be free to his Majesty's subjects and the citizens of the United States freely to pass by land...

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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, on the Tariff: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 25, 1844 Compare the proceeds of agriculture With these proceeds of manufactures Does the farmer get 100, 200, 300 per cent. Annually upon the amount of his capital invested? Are' his gross proceeds the equal, the double, and _the treble of his capital invested? His lands, liouses, slaves, cattle I thank the senator from Kentucky...

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Excerpt from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, From 1789 to 1856, Vol. 8: From Gales and Seaton's Annals of Congress, From Their Register of Debates, And From the Official Reported Debates, by John C. RivesResolved, That the sum of dollars should be appropriated for the purposes expressed in the above resolutions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.c...

Excerpt from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, From 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1: From Gales and Seaton's Annals of Congress, From Their Register of Debates, and From the Official Reported Debates, by John C. RivesThe work to which you have turned your thoughts, is one which justly claims for it my favorable wishes. A legislative history of our country is of too much interest not to be at some day undertaken, and the longer it is postponed, the m...

Excerpt from Speech of Thomas H. Benton, of Missouri: Delivered, March 14th, 1838, in the United States Senate, on the Bill to Separate the Government From the BanksMr. B. Then read a passage from a Speech of Mr. Clay delivered in Kentucky, after his return from Congress in and explaining the reasons for his change of opinion in relation -_to a National Bank. Theo passage was in these words.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds...

Excerpt from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, From 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1: From Gales and Seaton's Annals of Congress, From Their Register of Debates, And From the Official Reported Debates, by John C. RivesAnd to these Opinions of these two eminent jurists of the value of these Annals, and the qualifications of the publishers for their task, and the merits of their work, is to be added the encouraging opinion Of Mr. Madison, given at the ...

Excerpt from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, From 1789 to 1856, Vol. 7: From Gales and Seaton's Annals of Congress, From Their Register of Debates, And From the Official Reported Debates, by John C. RivesThe Clerk declared that, as this was an elec tion to be made from amongst members of the House, no previous nomination was necessary. N 0 nomination, therefore, was made.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands...