| A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...ceremony. The question before the house is one of awful moment to this country —for my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery. In proportion to the magnitude of the subject, ought to be the freedom of the debate — It is only... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...question before the house, was one of awful moment to this country. For his own part, he considered it, as nothing less than a question of freedom or...subject, ought to be the freedom of the debate. It was only in this way that they could hope to arrive at truth, and fulfil the greut responsibility which... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 518 pages
...domestic comforts which we liad drawn from the same source, and whose freedom or slavery; and in proponion to the magnitude of the subject, ought to be the freedom of the debate. It was only in this way that they could hope to arrive at truth, and fulfil the great responsibility which... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 382 pages
...country. For his own part, he considered it as juothina; less than a question of freedom or slavery. V And in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It was only in this way that they could hope to arrive at truth, and fulfil the great responsibility which... | |
| United States - 1824 - 518 pages
...question before the house was one of awful moment to this country. For his own part, he considered it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery....subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It was only in this way that they could hope to arrive at truth, and fulfil the great responsibility which... | |
| Statesmen - 1824 - 518 pages
...question before the house was one of awful moment to this country. For his own part, he considered it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery....proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the frcedoni of the debate. It was only in this way that they could hope to arrive at truth, and fulfil... | |
| Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 540 pages
...ceremony. The question, before the House, is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom...at truth, and fulfil the great responsibility which \ve hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving... | |
| J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...to this country. — For his own part, he considered it as nothing less than a question of frc'edom or slavery. And in proportion to. the magnitude of...subject, ought to be the freedom of the debate. It was only in this way that they could hope to arrive at truth, and fulfil the great responsibility which... | |
| Psychology - 1828 - 394 pages
...ceremony. The question before the house is one of awful moment to this country — for my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery. In proportion to the magnitude of the subject, ought to be the freedom of the debate— It is only... | |
| Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...question before the house was one of awful moment to this country. For his own part, he considered it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery....subject, ought to be the freedom of the debate. It was only in this wav that thev could hoDe to arrive at truth, and fulfill country. Should he keep back... | |
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