 ... proposition, the preservation of the Union and of concord among the States, was more important, and that therefore it would be better that the vote of rejection should be rescinded, to effect which some members should change their votes. But it was...  Annual Report - Seite 297von American Historical Association - 1896Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 Seiten
...vote of rejection should be rescinded, to effect which, some members should change their votes. But it was observed, that this pill would be peculiarly...concomitant measure should be adopted, to sweeten it a Jittle to them. There had before been propositions to fix the seat of government either at Philadelphia,... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 636 Seiten
...vote of rejection should be rescinded, to effect which some members should change their votes. But it was observed that this pill would be peculiarly...and that some concomitant measure should be adopted, VOL. i. 2s to sweeten it a little to them. There had before been propositions to fix the seat of government... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1852 - 766 Seiten
...vote of rejection should be rescinded, to effect which, some members should change their votes. But it was observed that this pill would be peculiarly...southern States, and that some concomitant measure <lu>uld be adopted to sweeten it a little to them. There had bel'ore been a proposition to fix the... | |
 | JOSEPH B. VARNUM - 1854 - 130 Seiten
...it was observed that this pill. would be pecii18 THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. liarly bitter to the Southern States, and that some concomitant...sweeten it a little to them. There had before been a proposition to fix the Seat of Government either at Philadelphia or at Georgetown, on the Potomac... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1856 - 594 Seiten
...vote of rejection should be rescinded, to effect which, some members should change their votes. But it was observed that this pill would be peculiarly...that some concomitant measure should be adopted to swceten it a little to them. There had before been a proposition to fix the seat of government either... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1857 - 828 Seiten
...vote of rejection should be rescinded — to effect which some members should change their votes. But It was observed that this pill would be peculiarly...them. There had before been propositions to fix the teat of Government either at Philadelphia, or at Georgetown on the Potomac ; and it was thought that... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - 1858 - 836 Seiten
...vote of rejection should be rescinded ; to effect which, some members should change their votes. But it was observed that this pill would be peculiarly...before been propositions to fix the seat of government cither at Philadelphia, or at Georgetown, on the Potomac ; and it was thought that, by giving it to... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 710 Seiten
...rescinded, to effect hicb, some members should change their votes. But it was observed that this 11 would be peculiarly bitter to the Southern States, and that some concomitant easure should be adopted, to sweeten it a little to them. There had before been opositions to fix the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1859 - 468 Seiten
...vote of rejection should be rescinded,—to effect which some members should change their votes. But it was observed that this pill would be peculiarly...sweeten it a little to them. There had before been projects to fix the seat of government either at Philadelphia or at Georgetown on the Potomac; and... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 804 Seiten
...assumption bill, and its adoption, would be " a bitter pill" to the southern states, it was proposed that " some concomitant measure should be adopted to sweeten it a little to them." The location of the seat of government was chosen as the soother. The contest had narrowed, geographically,... | |
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