| Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - 514 pages
...followed every such mad attempt. Should your American chief be a man of ambition and great talents, how easy will it be for him to render himself absolute! The army will be in his hands; — if he be a man of address, it will be attached to him; and it will be the... | |
| 1822 - 734 pages
...ground which we bave stated. His entire argument seems summed up in the following abstract. If, said he, your American chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy ig it for him to render himself absolute ! ïhe purse is in hie hands — the army is in his hands,... | |
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 738 pages
...executive power, says: " If your American chief he a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute! The army is in...be attached to him; and it will be the subject of ong meditation with him to seize the first auspicious moment to accomplish his design." We are warned... | |
| United States. Congress - 1834 - 800 pages
...in the Virginia convenion, in his celebrated speech against the extent of the executive power, says: "If your American chief be a man of ambition and Abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute! The army is in his hands, and, if he be a man of address,... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - 686 pages
...every such mad attempt. If your -American chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute ! The army is in...of address, it will be attached to him, and it will bo the subject of long meditation with him to seize the first auspicious moment to accomplish his design... | |
| Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1836 - 692 pages
...ruleFs~being good men, without a consequent Toss of liberty 1 I say that the loss of that dearesT pri vi lege- -has ever followed, with absolute certainty, every...chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute ! The army is in his hands, and if he be a man of address,... | |
| 1837 - 396 pages
...their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty. I say that the loss of that dearest privilege has ever followed, with absolute certainty,...himself absolute ! The army is in his hands, and, if he bs a man of address, it will be attached to him ; and it will be the subject of long meditation with... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pages
...their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty. I say that the loss of that dearest privilege has ever followed, with absolute certainty,...will it be for him to render himself absolute ! The array is in his hands, and if he be a man of address, it will be attached to him ; and it will be the... | |
| 1847 - 408 pages
...our rulers being good or bad ? a consequent loss of liberty ? I say, that the loss of that dearest privilege has ever followed, with absolute certainty,...chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy it is for him to render himself absolute ! The army is in his hands ; and if he be a man of address,... | |
| William Wirt - 1847 - 330 pages
...their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty? I say, that the loss of that dearest privilege has ever followed, with absolute certainty, every such mad attempt. If your Americaji chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute... | |
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