ISBN: 9780217270557

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840. Excerpt: ... man that can be named; yet he, nor any other individual, has, by his individual exertions, promoted individual happiness to any thing like the extent Mr. Whittlesey has done. And how has he done it? Simply by the exercise of a sound judgment; a regular, undeviating application to business, and a patriotism, pure and unmixed as the fountain of eternal life. I never saw Mr. WhitTlesey, but I would rather make his acquaintance, than that of any other man in the union with whom I am unacquainted. He is a legislator without example,--a patriot, without reproach. I love utilitarians, and hold other men as mere make-weights and stoppers of gaps, in comparison with them. CONGRESS.--EXTRA SESSION. Written October, 1837. I give the last day''s proceedings of this body, who were called together to deliberate on great and weighty matters. They have deliberated, and behold the result. The people robbed of nine millions of dollars, in the withholding of the fourth instalment of the surplus; robbed of as many more millions by the executive departments of the administration, which amount is totally unaccounted for, in the report of the Secretary of the Treasury; nor have I seen any attempt made by congress, to compel this officer to account for this immense deficiency. Thanks to a few, a very few, who, for a moment, suffered themselves to lose sight of the party? and join the friends of the country, the constitution, and laws,--they were not able to pass their sub-treasury scheme which was the great executive object when they were called together; so that, in the end, the people have triumphed. For this, they are indebted to the operations of the late elections, on the minds of some who begin to see the writing on the wall. Of this congress, it may, emphatically, be ... Ebenezer Smith Thomas, Books, Biography and Memoir, Reminiscences Of The Last Sixty-five Years (volume 2); Commencing With The Battle Of Lexington. Also, Sketches Of His Own Life And Books>Biography and Memoir This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Published by: The Author in 1840 in 308 pages; Subjects: United States; Europe; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / General; History / United States / General; Humor / Form / Essays; Literary Collections / Essays; Travel / United States / General; Travel / United States / West / Pacific;<

ISBN: 9780217270557

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's web… More...

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Publisher: The Author; Publication date: 1840; Subjects: United States; Biography Books Biography & Autobiography~~General Reminiscences-of-the-last-sixty-five-years~~Ebenezer-Smith-Thomas General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Published by: The Author in 1840 in 308 pages; Subjects: United States; Europe; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / General; History / United States / General; Humor / Form / Essays; Literary Collections / Essays; Travel / United States / General; Travel / United States / West / Pacific;<

ISBN: 9780217270557

Reminiscences of the Last Sixty-Five Years Vol. 2 Commencing with the Battle of Lexington. Also Sketches of His Own Life and Times Author :Ebenezer Smith Thomas 9780217270557 0217270557