 It seems to have been regarded as a sort of monster, huge and deformed — a wild beast, endowed with tremendous powers of destruction, about to be let loose among our people, if not to devour them, at least to consume their substance. But let us calm...  The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay ... - Page 201by Henry Clay - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...let loose among our people — if not to devour them, at least to consume their substance. But let us calm our passions, and deliberately survey this...industry to burdens, that is an effect not intended, but is altogether incidental, and perfectly voluntary. VOL. Hi. 56 It has been treated as an imposition... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1827 - 452 pages
...let loose among our people — if not to devour them, at least to consume their substance. But let us calm our passions, and deliberately survey this...tariff. If it subjects any part of American industry to burthens, that is an effect not intended, but is altogether incidental, and perfectly voluntary. It... | |
 | Henry Clay - 1827 - 200 pages
...consume their substance. < *But let us calm our passions, and deliberately survey this alarming, I $ this terrific being. The sole object of the tariff is to tax the pro- < I duce of foreign industry, with the view of promoting American in- i '. dustry. The tax is... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 226 pages
...let loose among our people — if not to devour them, at least to consume their substance. But let us calm our passions, and deliberately survey this...industry to burdens, that is an effect not intended, but is altogether incidental, and perfectly voluntary. THE ADVANTAGES OP A PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. But, according... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 624 pages
...be let loose among our people, if not to devour them, at least to consume their substance. But let us calm our passions, and deliberately survey this...industry to burdens, that is an effect not intended, but is altogether incidental, and perfectly voluntary. It has been treated as an imposition of burdens... | |
 | Henry Clay - Campaign literature - 1844 - 88 pages
...let loose among our people — if not to devour them, at least to consume their substance. But let us calm our passions, and deliberately survey this...industry to burdens, that is an effect not intended, but is altogether incidental, and perfectly voluntary. But it is said that, wherever there is a concurrence... | |
 | Henry Clay - Vandenhoff, George, 1820-1883 - 1844 - 168 pages
...be let loose among our people, if not to devour them, at least to consume their substance. But less us calm our passions, and deliberately survey this...industry, with the view of promoting American industry. holder — is also distressed by the high rents which he has to pay for his land, on the very plea... | |
 | Calvin Colton - Statesmen - 1846 - 510 pages
...be let loose among our people, if not to devour them, at least to consume their substance. But let us calm our passions, and deliberately survey this...is the avowed and the direct purpose of the tariff. Tf it subjects any part of American industry to burdens, that is an effect not intended, but is altogether... | |
 | Epes Sargent - History - 1852 - 498 pages
...forcign industry, with the view of promoting Ameriean industry. The tax is exelusively leveled at forcign industry. That is the avowed and the direct purpose of the tariff. If it subjects any part of Ameriean industry to burdens, that is an effect not intended, hut is altogether incidental, and perfectly... | |
 | David Christy - History - 1855 - 224 pages
...prostration of our industry, which must ensue from the action of FOREIGN policy and legislation. ° ° The sole object of the tariff is to tax the produce...industry, with the view of promoting American industry. ° ° But it is said by the honorable gentleman from Virginia, that the South, owing to the character... | |
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