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The 'true friend to his country knowing that our conftitution was the work of compro - nife, in which interefts apparently conflicting were attempted to
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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By the proportion which I have npw the honor to make in behalf of my government, your lordfllip will perceive the earneft defire of the prefident to remove every obltaclc to an accommo - dation, which confifts merely of form; and to fecure the right* and interefts of the United States in a manner the mod fatisfac - tory and honorable to Great Britain as well as to America.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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In this evidence, it fhould be remembered, the parties are interested, and while admitting the gentlemen are men of truth, what they have laid in justification of themielves ought to be taken with allowance, while all that they fhall have riifclofcd unfavorable to their interefts muft have the chara&er of high credibility.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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It was alfo laid by the opponents of that .. law of 1806, that G. Britain would not negociate, under its ope - ration, and that arrangement attempted under proper aufpices, could not be difficult; from the known interefts and inclination of that nation* What was. the confequence?
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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My opinion f refuhs from the application of the well known principle of judging con* cerning men's purpoles and motives: — To confider rather what \, men do, than what they fay; and to examine their deeds in con - nexion with predominating paffions and interefts; and on this bafis I decide.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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But fince events have explained political purpofes, there is no difficulty in feeing the connections between proje&s and interefts.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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In ofder therefore that the Committee for General Pur - pofes may in future avail themfelves of the united talents and abilities of the Houfe, and that their fubfe - quent refolutions may be fo framed as to meet (as much as pofTible) the wifhes, the interefts, and the welfare of the members in general; your Sub-Com - mittee recommend that the prefent colledlion of laws
Rules and regulations adopted by the committee for general purposes of the Stock-Exchange; 1812
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On the other hand, fome new regulations iiave been introduced which have been fuggefted by recent occur - rences, and which appear to be ufeful and neceifary for the fafety and protection of the property and interefts of the members of the Stock-Exchange.
Rules and regulations adopted by the committee for general purposes of the Stock-Exchange; 1812
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I did, faid Mr.R. * as one of the Committee, put many queitions to the gentlemen attending, but under the difad vantage at the commencement of a total unacquaintance with the futge&i at all times under the reftraint arifing from interrogating gentle - men of high refpe&ability on points in which their interefts op - pokd a dire£\ anfwer, and who appeared for others, the circurn - fiances of whofe cafe was more exceptionable.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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Sir, gentlemen appear to me to forget that they Hand on A - merican foil; that they ar£ not in the Britifh Houfe of com - mons, but in the chamber of the Houfe of Representatives of the United States; that we have nothing to do with the affairs of Europe, the partition of territory and fovereignty there, except info far as thefe things affect the interefts of our own coun - try.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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