| Periodicals - 1850 - 766 pages
...act of folly, such as Europe for two centuries has never beheld in any government? No, sir; no sir! there will be no secession. Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession." "And now," said, he, " instead of speaking of the possibility or utility of secession, let us rather... | |
| Daniel Webster - Compromise of 1850 - 1850 - 64 pages
...as Europe for two centuries has never beheld in any Government or any People ! No, sir ; no, sir ! There will be no secession ! Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession. Sir, I heaj there is to be a Convention held at Nashville. I am bound to believe that if worthy gentlemen... | |
| Periodicals - 1850 - 762 pages
...act of folly, such as Europe for two centuries has never beheld in any government? No, sir; no sir! there will be no secession. Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession.'' In conclusion, Mr. WEBSTER stated, that any scheme proposed by Southern gentlemen for the mitigation... | |
| Daniel Webster - Compromise of 1850 - 1850 - 52 pages
...act of folly such as Europe for two centuries has never beheld in any Government! No, sir; no, sir! There will be no secession. Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession. Sir, I hear there is to be a Convention held at Nashville. I am bound to believe that if worthy gentlemen... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 566 pages
...such as Europe for two centuries has never beheld in any government or any people! No, Sir! no, Sir! There will be no secession ! Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession. Sir, I hear there is to be a convention held at Nashville. I am bound to believe that, if worthy gentlemen... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1853 - 566 pages
...as Europe for two centuries has never beheld in any government or any people ! No, Sir ! no, Sir ! There will be no secession ! Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession. Sir, I hear there is to be a convention held at Nashville. I am bound to believe that, if worthy gentlemen... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 554 pages
...act of folly, such as Europe for two centuries has never beheld in any government! No, sir ! no, sir! There will be no secession. Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession. Sir, I hear there is to be a convention held at Nashville. 1 am bound to believe that if worthy gentlemen... | |
| Andrew White Young - Constitutional history - 1855 - 1032 pages
...of folly, such as Europe for two centuries has never beheld in any government ! No. sir ! no, sir ! There will be no secession. Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession." In regard to Texas, he said, if she should please to cede to the United States any portion of her territory... | |
| United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1857 - 648 pages
...act of folly, snch » Europe for t\vo centuries has never beheld in any Government! No, sir! no, sir! There will be no secession. Gentlemen are not serious when they talk of secession. Sir, I hear there is to be a Convention heM at Nashville. I am bound to believe that if worthy gentlemen... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1858 - 516 pages
...of folly, such as Europe, for two centuries, has never beheld in any government ! No, sir! No, sir! There will be no secession. Gentlemen are not serious, when they talk of secession. FROM WEBSTER. LXXVIII.— SECESSION.— No. III. INSTEAD of speaking of the possibility or utility... | |
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