... this may be the ill-fated moment for relaxing the powers of the Union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one state against another, to prevent their growing importance,... Works - Page 13by Washington Irving - 1857Full view - About this book
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...relaxing the powers of the union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one...importance, and to serve their own interested purposes. For, according to the system of policy the states shall adopt at this moment, they will stand or fall... | |
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...curse, not to the present age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved. WITH this conviction of the importance of the present...silence in me would be a crime. I will therefore speak to your Excellency the language of freedom and sincerity, without disguise. I am aware, however, those... | |
| 1802 - 440 pages
...relaxing the powers of the union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one...prevent their growing importance, and to serve their pwn interested purposes. For, according to the system of po, licy the states shall adopt at this moment,... | |
| John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...powers of the union, annihilating the cement CHAP. i. of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one...importance, and to serve their own interested purposes. For according to the system of policy the states shall adopt at this moment, they will stand or fall... | |
| David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...the present age alone, for with our fate •will the destiny of unborn millions be inj volved. --. " With this conviction of the importance of the present...silence in me would be a crime: I will therefore speak to youi4 excellency the language of freedom and sincerity without disguise. I am aware, however, those... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politicks, which may play one state against another, to prevent...importance, and to serve their own interested purposes. For, according to the system of policy . the states shall adopt at this moment, they will stand or... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...relaxing the powers of the Union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one...growing importance, and to serve their own interested pur^ poses. For, according to the system of policy the states shall adopt at this moment, they will... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, \rbich may play one state against another, to prevent their growing importance, and to serve their awn interested purposes. For, according to -the system of policy the states shall adopt at this moment,... | |
| David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which maj|play one state against another, to prevent their growing...importance, and to serve their own interested purposes. For, according to the system of policy the states shall adopt at this moment, they will stand or fcdl... | |
| David Ramsay - Generals - 1814 - 274 pages
...relaxing the powers of the union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one...another, to prevent their growing importance, and (o serve their own interested purposes. Fur, according to the system of policy the stale shall adopt... | |
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