Speeches of John C. Calhoun, Vol. 2: Delivered in the House of Representatives, and in the Senate of the United...

Speeches of John C. Calhoun, Vol. 2: Delivered in the House of Representatives, and in the Senate of the United...
ISBN-10
1528277716
ISBN-13
9781528277716
Category
Political Science
Pages
668
Language
English
Published
2017-09-17
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Author
Richard K. Challé

Description

Excerpt from Speeches of John C. Calhoun, Vol. 2: Delivered in the House of Representatives, and in the Senate of the United States The first argument of the gentleman which I shall notice, is the unprepared state of the country. \vhatever weight this argument might have in a question of immediate war, it surely has little in that of preparation for it. If our country is unprepared, let us remedy the evil as soon as possible. Let the gentleman submit his plan and if a reasonable one, I doubt not it will be supported by the House. But, Sir, let us admit the fact and the whole force of the argument. I ask whose is the fault Who has been a member, for many years past, and seen the defenceless state of his country even near home, under his own eyes, without a single en deavor to remedy so serious an evil? Let him not say, I have acted in a minority. It is no less the duty of the minor ity than a majority to endeavor to defend the country. For that purpose we are sent here, and not for that of opposition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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