A View of the Political Conduct of Aaron Burr, Esq: Vice-President of the United StatesDenniston & Cheetham, 1802 - 120 oldal |
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... mind on this effential point . A project was 1 reforted to , to compel the Governor , by ftratagem , to de- cline . Various attempts under plaufible pretexts were accordingly made ; and it is believed , indirectly on the part of Mr ...
... mind on this effential point . A project was 1 reforted to , to compel the Governor , by ftratagem , to de- cline . Various attempts under plaufible pretexts were accordingly made ; and it is believed , indirectly on the part of Mr ...
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... , and his body and mind moving , as a serpent , heedless of the means by which he might attain it . In his conduct , there is nothing amiable , disinterested , magnani- mous , or patriotic . No part of his political 34.
... , and his body and mind moving , as a serpent , heedless of the means by which he might attain it . In his conduct , there is nothing amiable , disinterested , magnani- mous , or patriotic . No part of his political 34.
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... mind high notions of his Rhetorical powers . * This But was Mr. Burr singular in this respect ? Did not every Republican heart palpitate in favour of the cause ? Did not every Republican rally round the standard of free- dom at that ...
... mind high notions of his Rhetorical powers . * This But was Mr. Burr singular in this respect ? Did not every Republican heart palpitate in favour of the cause ? Did not every Republican rally round the standard of free- dom at that ...
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... Burr were directed . The Electors of South Carolina verified the predictions of the letter . Is it then not probable that Mr. Burr was satisfied in his own mind when he pen- hed his epistle to General Smith , that he would 56.
... Burr were directed . The Electors of South Carolina verified the predictions of the letter . Is it then not probable that Mr. Burr was satisfied in his own mind when he pen- hed his epistle to General Smith , that he would 56.
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... mind of Mr. Jefferson ; they disliked the purity of his principles , and the philosophic simplicity of his man- ners . They were fearful that his administration would shower down so many blessings upon the country , that in a libellous ...
... mind of Mr. Jefferson ; they disliked the purity of his principles , and the philosophic simplicity of his man- ners . They were fearful that his administration would shower down so many blessings upon the country , that in a libellous ...
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40. oldal - When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see, that on the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse.
52. oldal - ... utterly disclaim all competition. Be assured that the Federal party can entertain no wish for such an exchange. As to my friends, they would dishonor my views and insult my feelings, by a suspicion that I would submit to be instrumental in counteracting the wishes and the expectations of the people of the United States. And I now constitute you my proxy to declare these sentiments, if the occasion shall require.
52. oldal - Jefferson; but if such should be the result, every man who knows me ought to know that I would utterly disclaim all competition. Be assured that the Federal party can entertain no wish for such an exchange. As to my friends...
34. oldal - In retracing his steps, we see nothing to applaud, and less to admire. . . . Throughout there appears a winding, a convenient versatility, a species of refined cunning." He moved like a serpent, and "in his conduct there is nothing amiable, disinterested, magnanimous or patriotic. . . . Selfishness impelled him to action.
89. oldal - April last, did propose to the citizens of this state, to elect by ballot delegates to meet in convention, "for the purpose of considering the parts of the Constitution of this state respecting the number of senators and members of assembly in this state, and with power to reduce and limit the number of them as the said convention...
76. oldal - But the Colonel had expressed his disapprobation of such public flatteries, and Mr. Cheetham was in a fury. "It was not to be expected," he wrote, "that Mr. Jefferson . . . would be guilty of so palpable a violation of the laws of decorum. . . . Mr. Burr, however, was pleased to take another course. He would not be so unlike a Republican as to answer addresses. There was some art in this; it might catch a few easy gulls ... at AARON BURR From the original portrait hy Vanderlyn in the possession of...
43. oldal - he had fixed his basilisk eyes on the Presidency; and in the fulness of his sanguine disposition he entertained a hope that, by able management, he might fill that office before Mr. Jefferson, to whom it was exclusively alloted by the people. . . . Mr. Burr seems to have carried on a secret correspondence with the federalists from the period of his nomination. . . . Fortune had been so kind to Mr. Burr that he was lavish of her favours and sported with her bounties.
53. oldal - could entertain no wish for such an exchange,' and that his friends would dishonor his views and insult his feelings ' by a suspicion that I would submit to be instrumental in counteracting the wishes and expectations of the United States.
34. oldal - ... published View of the Political Conduct of Aaron Burr, in which all of the Colonel's political iniquities were elaborately and whimsically reviewed. In fact, in his long public career, he had never performed a single act worthy of Republican approval with the exception of his stand against the Jay treaty. "In retracing his steps, we see nothing to applaud, and less to admire. . . . Throughout there appears a winding, a convenient versatility, a species of refined cunning.
83. oldal - It was, however, enough to show that he was not always to be relied on. Mr, Edward Livingston, too, was suspected ; but on what account was not stated. Apprehensive, said Davis, that the firmness of these men would yield to the stubbornness of the federalists, a proposition was made to them by a confidential friend of Mr. Jefferson, to this effect: