 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...this will carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election. I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment...making paper money, or any thing else, a legal tender. I know that to pay all proper expenses within the year, would, in case of war, be hard on us. But not... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 554 pages
...this will carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election. I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment...making paper money, or any thing else, a legal tender. I know that to pay all proper expenses within the year, would, in case of war, be hard on us. But not... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 618 pages
...this will carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and paiticularly in the hour of election. I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment...borrowing. I now deny their power of making paper money or anything else a legal tender. I know that to pay all proper expenses within the year, would, in case... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 620 pages
...and this carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election. I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment...additional article, taking from the federal government the grower of borrowing. I now deny their power of making paper money or anything else a legal tender.... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1864 - 960 pages
...self-defence by the use of public credit. " I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to the Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that...administration of our government to the genuine principles of the Constitution ; / mean an additional article, fating from the federal government the power of borrowing.'"... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 728 pages
...this will carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election. " I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. 1 would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our Government... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 732 pages
...this will carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election. " I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. 1 would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our Government... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1859 - 642 pages
...this will carry reason and reflection to every man's door, and panicularly in the hour of election. I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment...borrowing. I now deny their power of making paper money or anything else a legal tender. I know that to pay all proper expenses within the year, would, in case... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1865 - 954 pages
...self-defence by the use of public credit. " I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to the Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that...administration of our government to the genuine principles of the Constitution ; I mean an additional article, taking from the federal government the pouter of borrovring.'"... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1864 - 966 pages
...that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government to the genuine principles of the Constitution ; I mean an additional article, taking...from the federal government the power of borrowing." * Then passing to the topic which had been previously presented to his mind by Taylor, a severance... | |
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I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our Government to the genuine principles of its Constitution; I mean an additional article,... 
