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Sir, it is the identical object, in my judgment, for which the war was originally commenced, for which it has hitherto been prosecuted, and in furtherance of which this treaty is to be used but as one means to bring about this general result; that general result depending, after all, on our own superior power, and on the necessity of submitting to any terms which we may prescribe to fallen, fallen, fallen Mexico!
This fact is a physical obstacle in the way of my now submitting to their consideration this, or any other proposition looking to political action, especially such as, in this case, would require a change in the Organic Law of the State. "But do not infer that I am insensible to your appeal. I am not; you are surrounded with difficulties far greater than have embarrassed any of your predecessors.
"Some people talk a great deal of nonsense," said Mr. Thorold. "How could they help submitting?" "They say it is said that they would break off from the North and set up for themselves. It is not foolish people that say it, Mr. Thorold." "Will you pardon me, Miss Randolph, but I think they would be very foolish people that would do it." "Oh, I think so too," I said.
You are not even required to do that, but merely to vote for a proposition submitting the question to the People of the States whether they will make a Constitutional Amendment affirming the equitable partition of the Territories which the People have already made. * "You may ask, why does the South want us to do it by Constitutional Amendment, when we have just done it voluntarily by Law?
It came to the resolution of submitting various proposals to the King, which it deemed likely to improve the condition of the country, and offered to send its Conseillers to examine into the conduct of the monopolists.
And how feeble our faith, and how little of His power comes into our hearts, and how little of the joy of the Lord is realised in our daily experience we all know, and it is sometimes good for us to force ourselves to feel it is but an 'earnest' of the 'inheritance' that the best of us has. 'God has us. Has He? Has He my will, which submits itself, and finds joy in submitting itself, to Him?
The very army which had brought their emperor into the necessity of submitting to such abject concessions, were the first to be offended with this natural result of their own failures. Gallus was already ruined in public opinion, when further accumulations arose to his disgrace.
Catherine could not see her in the darkness, but the sister felt a sudden trouble invade her. 'Rose, darling, you are not tired? 'Oh dear, no! Good-night, sleep well. What a goose Mrs. Darcy is! And, barely submitting to be kissed, Rose ran up the steps and upstairs. Langham and Robert smoked till midnight.
I cared little who commanded or officered the Speedy, but I felt all the degradation of submitting to have my crew mustered by a foreign officer, and this, too, with the avowed object of carrying away such portions of them as he might see fit to decide were British subjects.
This enigma might mean, that by submitting to a temporary humiliation, for a trial of him in fact, by his acknowledgement of the fact, loathed though it was, he won a secret overlooker's esteem, gained a powerful ally. Here was the proof, he held the proof.
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