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" ... and fullest determination to nominate to office those persons only who, upon every consideration, were the most deserving, and who would probably execute their several functions to the interest and credit of the American Union ; if such characters... "
Oration Pronounced by the Honorable Robert C. Winthrop: Speaker of the House ... - Page 17
by Robert Charles Winthrop - 1848 - 23 pages
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Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851

Robert Charles Winthrop - History - 1852 - 802 pages
...my duty," wrote Washington to Governor Bowdoin, in a letter, the still unpublished original of which is a precious inheritance of my own : " No part of...and pretensions that it was in my power to obtain." And there was as little of the vulgar hero about him, as there was of the mere politician. At the head...
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Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851

Robert Charles Winthrop - United States - 1852 - 402 pages
...my duty," wrote Washington to Governor Bowdoin, in a letter, the still unpublished original of which is a precious inheritance of my own : " No part of...and pretensions that it was in my power to obtain." And there was as little of the vulgar hero about him, as there was of the mere politician. At the head...
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Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851

Robert Charles Winthrop - History - 1852 - 804 pages
...delicate, and in many instances more unpleasant, than that of nominating and appointing persons to oifice. It will undoubtedly happen that there will be several...and pretensions that it was in my power to obtain." And there was as little of the vulgar hero about him, as there was of the mere politician. At the head...
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Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851

Robert Charles Winthrop - History - 1852 - 876 pages
...however, in all events, have the satisfaction to reflect that I entered upon my administration nnconfined by a single engagement, uninfluenced by any ties of...credit of the American Union ; if such characters conld be found by my exploring every avenue of information respecting their merits and pretensions...
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Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 12; Volume 32

Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1899 - 604 pages
...single engagement, — uninfluenced by any ties of blood or friendship, — aud with the best intentions and fullest determination to nominate to office those...and pretensions that it was in my power to obtain. With great respect & esteem, I am, Sir Your most Obed' Hble Serv', G. WASHINGTON. The Hon"?le JAMES...
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Washington, Bowdoin, and Franklin: As Portrayed in Occasional Addresses

Robert Charles Winthrop - Statesmen - 1876 - 216 pages
...a single engagement, uninfluenced by any ties of blood or friendship, and with the best intentions and fullest determination to nominate to office those...and pretensions, that it was in my power to obtain." And there was as little of the vulgar hero about him, as there was of the mere politician. At the head...
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Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1899 - 574 pages
...single engagement, — uninfluenced by any ties of blood or friendship, — and with the best intentions and fullest determination to nominate to office those...deserving, — and who would probably execute their several fund ions to the interest and credit of the American Union, — if such characters could be found by...
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Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography

James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1889 - 848 pages
...single engagement, uninfluenced by any ties of blood or friendship, and with the best intentions and1 fullest determination to nominate to office those...and pretensions that it was in my power to obtain." Appointing Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, as his secretary of state ; Alexander Hamilton, of New York,...
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The Presidents of the United States 1789-1894

James Grant Wilson - Presidents - 1894 - 684 pages
...a single engagement, uninfluenced by any ties of blood or friendship, and with the best intentions and fullest determination to nominate to office those...and pretensions that it was in my power to obtain." Appointing Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, as his secretary of state ; Alexander Hamilton, of New York,...
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Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1907 - 496 pages
...a single engagement, uninfluenced by any ties of blood or friendship, and with the best intentions and fullest determination to nominate to office those...and pretensions that it was in my power to obtain. With great respect & esteem, I am, Sir, Your most obed* hble serv*. G. WASHINGTON. THE HONBLB JAMES...
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