 | United States. Congress - Law - 1852 - 772 pages
...; the other, that it will not always insure the best talents. 1 should not have proposed this mode, if any other could have been devised, which would...politic, set wide open the door to intrigue and cabal, und bring upon the nation incalculable evils; evils already felt, and growing more and more serious.... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1852 - 774 pages
...principle; the other, that it will not always insure the best talents. I should not have proposed this mode, if any other could have been devised, which would not convulse the whole body politic, set v/ide open the door to intrigue and cabal, >>nd bring upon the nation incalculable evils; evils already... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1859 - 656 pages
...of a President. He is to be taken by lot from the Senate, aiid is to hold his office for one tear: Of course, he could not but acknowledge that this...body politic, set wide open the door to intrigue and cnbul, and bring upon the nation incalculable evils, evils already felt and growing much more serious."... | |
 | Education - 1859 - 736 pages
...selection was liable to obvious objectiona. He would not have proposed it "if any other could have bcen devised which would not convulse the whole body politic, set wide open the door to intrigue and eabal, and bring upon the nation inealculable evils, evils already felt and growing mueh more serious."... | |
 | American Historical Association - Electronic journals - 1897 - 456 pages
...necessary for the perpetuity of the (îovernment. "1 should not have proposed this mode," said he, "if any other could have been devised which would...incalculable evils, evils already felt, and growing more and moro sorious."3 No action was taken by Congress upon these propositions,1 but some twenty... | |
 | American Historical Association - Electronic journals - 1897 - 458 pages
...was necessary for the perpetuity of the Government. "1 should not have proposed this mode," said he, "if any other could have been devised which would...incalculable evils, evils already felt, and growing more and more serious."3 No action was taken by Congressj upon these propositions,4 but some twenty... | |
 | Herman Vandenburg Ames - Constitutional amendments - 1897 - 454 pages
...was necessary for the perpetuity of the Government. 1<I should not have proposed this mode," said he, "if any other could have been devised which would...incalculable evils, evils already felt, and growing more and more serious."11 No actioii was taken by Congress upon these propositions,4 but some twenty... | |
 | American Historical Association - Electronic journals - 1897 - 456 pages
...necessary for the perpetuity of the (¡overnment. "1 should not have proposed this mode," said he, " if any other could have been devised which would not...incalculable evils, evils already felt, and growing more and more serious."3 Ko action was taken by Congress upon these propositions,4 but some twenty... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1955 - 594 pages
...was necessary for the perpetuity of the Government. "I should not have proposed this mode," said he, "if any other could have been devised which would...incalculable evils, evils already felt, and growing more and more serious." °° No action was taken by Congress upon these propositions," but some twenty... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - Presidents - 1955 - 486 pages
...was necessary for the perpetuity of the Government. "I should not have proposed this mode," said he, "if any other could have been devised which would...incalculable evils, evils already felt, and growing more and more serious." -- No action was taken by Congress upon these propositions," but some twenty... | |
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I should not have proposed this mode," said he, " if any other could have been devised which would not convulse the whole body politic, set wide open the door to intrigue and cabal, and bring upon the nation incalculable evils, evils already felt, and... 