Life of Henry Clay volume 1
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No I " Every man, " he exclaimed, " who looks at the Constitution in the spirit to en-. Title him to the character of a statesman, must elevate his views to the height which this nation is destined to reach in the rank of nations. We are not legislating for this moment only, or for the present generation, or for the present populated limits of the United States ; but our acts must embrace a wider scope, — reaching northwestward to the Pacific, and southwardly to the river Del Norte. Imagine thi...s extent of territory covered with sixty, or seventy, or an hundred millions of people. The powers which exist in this govern- 144 HENRY CLAY. Ment now will exist then ; and those which will exist then exist now. " " What was the object of the Convention, " he asked, "in framing the Constitution? The lead- ing object was Uxiox. Union, then, peace ex- ternal and internal, and commerce, but more par- ticularly union and peace, the great objects of the framers of the Constitution, shoidd be kept stead- ily in view in the interpretation of any clause of it ; and where it is susceptible of various inter- pretations, that construction should be preferred which tends to promote the objects of the framers of the Constitution, to the consolidation of the Union.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
No I " Every man, " he exclaimed, " who looks at the Constitution in the spirit to en-. Title him to the character of a statesman, must elevate his views to the height which this nation is destined to reach in the rank of nations. We are not legislating for this moment only, or for the present generation, or for the present populated limits of the United States ; but our acts must embrace a wider scope, — reaching northwestward to the Pacific, and southwardly to the river Del Norte. Imagine thi...s extent of territory covered with sixty, or seventy, or an hundred millions of people. The powers which exist in this govern- 144 HENRY CLAY. Ment now will exist then ; and those which will exist then exist now. " " What was the object of the Convention, " he asked, "in framing the Constitution? The lead- ing object was Uxiox. Union, then, peace ex- ternal and internal, and commerce, but more par- ticularly union and peace, the great objects of the framers of the Constitution, shoidd be kept stead- ily in view in the interpretation of any clause of it ; and where it is susceptible of various inter- pretations, that construction should be preferred which tends to promote the objects of the framers of the Constitution, to the consolidation of the Union.
What to read after Life of Henry Clay volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 to read onlineMoreLess
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