Cobbett's Political Register, Volume 20William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1811 - Great Britain |
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... means , called remedies , that have been pointed out by any of those who are our rulers ; or law- givers . To depreciate means to lower in value ; and the word depreciation is used to signify that state , in which any thing is , when it ...
... means , called remedies , that have been pointed out by any of those who are our rulers ; or law- givers . To depreciate means to lower in value ; and the word depreciation is used to signify that state , in which any thing is , when it ...
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... means of paying the interest upon the loans . The amount of the loans would naturally go on increasing in order to meet the rise in prices , and thus the increase of the paper would continue causing rise after rise in the prices , and ...
... means of paying the interest upon the loans . The amount of the loans would naturally go on increasing in order to meet the rise in prices , and thus the increase of the paper would continue causing rise after rise in the prices , and ...
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... means are the Bank Company to get the gold ? We are told , that there is gold enough if the Bank Company will but purchase it . But , how are they to purchase it ? What are they to give for it ? Why their paper , to be sure ; and , as ...
... means are the Bank Company to get the gold ? We are told , that there is gold enough if the Bank Company will but purchase it . But , how are they to purchase it ? What are they to give for it ? Why their paper , to be sure ; and , as ...
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... means of saving Eng- ( exclusive of Irish loans . ) Now let this land in the way of finance . That work be tried by the Rule of Three , and you was written in 1791. So early as that he will see with what exactness the amount of foresaw ...
... means of saving Eng- ( exclusive of Irish loans . ) Now let this land in the way of finance . That work be tried by the Rule of Three , and you was written in 1791. So early as that he will see with what exactness the amount of foresaw ...
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William Cobbett. they mean by setting the matter at rest ? Is it possible , that they could imagine , that this matter ... means , diminish the amount of the Dividends ? And , if that question had been answered in the nega- tive , there ...
William Cobbett. they mean by setting the matter at rest ? Is it possible , that they could imagine , that this matter ... means , diminish the amount of the Dividends ? And , if that question had been answered in the nega- tive , there ...
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Page 729 - ... when it blends with a pursuit of ignominious gain a treacherous subserviency, in the transgressors, to a foreign policy adverse to that of their own country. It is then that the virtuous indignation of the public should be enabled to manifest itself through the regular animadversions of the most competent laws. To secure greater respect to our mercantile flag, and to the honest...
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Page 731 - Bratlay, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of our said Lady the Queen, her crown and dignity.
Page 725 - British government, was denied to have taken place ; it was an indispensable condition of the repeal of the British Orders, that commerce should be restored to a footing that would admit the productions and manufactures of Great Britain, when owned by neutrals, into markets shut against them by her enemy; the United States being given to understand that, in the mean time, a continuance of their non-importation act would lead to measures of retaliation.
Page 221 - Given under my hand and seal, this day of , in the year of our Lord , at , in the [county] aforesaid.
Page 729 - An enlarged philanthropy, and an enlightened forecast, concur in imposing on the National Councils an obligation to take a deep interest in their destinies; to cherish reciprocal sentiments of good will ; to regard the progress of events; and not to be unprepared for whatever order of things may be ultimately established...
Page 725 - In the unfriendly spirit of those disclosures indemnity and redress for other wrongs have continued to be withheld, and our coasts and the mouths of our harbors have again witnessed scenes not less derogatory to the dearest of our national rights than vexatious to the regular course of our trade.
Page 785 - Address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled.
Page 409 - Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation.
Page 729 - ... the great communities which occupy the southern portion of our own hemisphere and extend into our neighborhood. An enlarged philanthropy and an enlightened forecast concur in imposing on the national councils an obligation to take a deep interest in their destinies, to cherish reciprocal sentiments of good will, to regard the progress of events, and not to be unprepared...