Answer of the Whig Members of the Legislature of Massachusetts, Constituting a Majority of Both Branches: To the Address of His Excellency Marcus Morton, Delivered in the Convention of the Two Houses, January 22, 1840 |
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... lature , making laws to affect the property of every industrious citizen in the Commonwealth . There is no mistaking or otherwise explaining your Excellency's lan- In speaking of the Constitution , your Excellency remarks , that ' while ...
... lature , making laws to affect the property of every industrious citizen in the Commonwealth . There is no mistaking or otherwise explaining your Excellency's lan- In speaking of the Constitution , your Excellency remarks , that ' while ...
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... lature , and not that of your Excellency . " Agents ' we undoubtedly are , though your Excellency uses the word with less of courtesy than is usual on such occasions . But while we acknowledge our allegiance and accountability to our ...
... lature , and not that of your Excellency . " Agents ' we undoubtedly are , though your Excellency uses the word with less of courtesy than is usual on such occasions . But while we acknowledge our allegiance and accountability to our ...
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ANSW OF THE WHIG MEMBERS OF TH 1840 Massachusetts General Court,Whig Party (U S. ). Massachusetts No preview available - 2016 |
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