A View of the Political Conduct of Aaron Burr, Esq: Vice-President of the United StatesDenniston & Cheetham, 1802 - 120 páginas |
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... known it ; and it will scarcely be believed that they would stand by and fee the little body round which they are whirled , fo feriously attacked , without interpofing a fhield for his , protection . I will not do the " little band " so ...
... known it ; and it will scarcely be believed that they would stand by and fee the little body round which they are whirled , fo feriously attacked , without interpofing a fhield for his , protection . I will not do the " little band " so ...
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... known to thofe who raifed him to his pre- fent eminence in the government ; and being confcious that he was no lefs deflitute of a determinate principle than : of political confiftency , it were criminal to exalt him to an height from ...
... known to thofe who raifed him to his pre- fent eminence in the government ; and being confcious that he was no lefs deflitute of a determinate principle than : of political confiftency , it were criminal to exalt him to an height from ...
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... known that portion of his character which relates to the period antecedent to his elevation , I should have viewed myself as a wretch unworthy to inspire the breath of freedom , had I not zealously and with all my might oppofed it . I ...
... known that portion of his character which relates to the period antecedent to his elevation , I should have viewed myself as a wretch unworthy to inspire the breath of freedom , had I not zealously and with all my might oppofed it . I ...
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... known ; but it is prefumed that he antici pated dangerous confequences from an affociation of men whofe political fentiments were adverfe to those which he at that time efpoused . We next fee Mr. BURR acting a prominent part in a more ...
... known ; but it is prefumed that he antici pated dangerous confequences from an affociation of men whofe political fentiments were adverfe to those which he at that time efpoused . We next fee Mr. BURR acting a prominent part in a more ...
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... known imbecility of the old Confede- ration , of which they dexterously availed themselves , gave a tone and vigour to the Federal or Anti - Repúblican par- ty , by condenfing their numbers and imparting to them a distinct character . 1 ...
... known imbecility of the old Confede- ration , of which they dexterously availed themselves , gave a tone and vigour to the Federal or Anti - Repúblican par- ty , by condenfing their numbers and imparting to them a distinct character . 1 ...
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Página 40 - 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.
Página 52 - ... 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.
Página 52 - 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...
Página 34 - 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.
Página 89 - 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...
Página 76 - 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...
Página 43 - 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.
Página 53 - 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.
Página 34 - ... 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.
Página 83 - 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: