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The Hartford Convention - Ari Sclar
Third. Congress shall not have power to lay any embargo on the ships or vessels of the citizens of the United States in the ports or...


John Quincy Adams' Inaugural Address
The collisions of party spirit which originate in speculative opinions or in different views of administrative policy are in their nature...


Henry Clay and the American System, by Ari Sclar
[Now, eight years after the tariff of 1824], we behold cultivation extended, the arts flourishing, the face of the country improved, our...


Foreign trade prior to the War of 1812, by Ari Sclar
What accounts for the dip in 1808? What accounts for the relative size of imports compared to exports for most of the time period? How...


Nicholas Trist on Madison and Hamilton, by Ari Sclar
"Madison said ‘I deserted Colonel Hamilton, or rather, Colonel Hamilton deserted me; in a word, the divergence between us took place –...


On J.Q. Adams' candidacy, by Ari Sclar
To the voters of the second electoral district of Maryland: Mr. Adams, fellow-citizens, is presented to you as the patrician (upper...


Robert Remini on Andrew Jackson, by Ari Sclar
Although many observers friendly to the administration continued to misinterpret the rotation policy, Jackson always insisted that he...


James Madison's address to Congress, by Ari Sclar
We behold our sea-faring citizens still the daily victims of lawless violence, committed on the great common and highway of nations, even...


Paul Gates on federal land policy, by Ari Sclar
Questions concerning the pricing of land, the speed at which it should be surveyed and opened for settlement [led to a division between...


Daniel Webster on South Carolina, by Ari Sclar
This leads us to inquire into the origin of this government and the source of its power. Whose agent is it? Is it the creature of the...
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