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put under restraint. The spontaneous efforts of individuals,<lb/> | |||
have been exerted in every portion of our Country. Our Government<lb/> | |||
is free; the laws are mild, and they apply equally to<lb/> | |||
every citizen: we do not recognize any species of torture, <add>(a)</add> and<lb/> | |||
the constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishments"; | |||
no human sacrifices have been made by virtue of sanguinary<lb/> | |||
criminal code: we have not had a single instance<lb/> | |||
of capital punishment for <hi rend="underline">treason</hi> against the United States. (1.) <lb/> | |||
foreigner, who is very far from being prejudiced in our | |||
favour, has said of our government, that "like the hand<lb/> | |||
"Providence, it governs without being felt, and almost without<lb/> | |||
"being perceived." (2) In 1794, this same government<lb/> | |||
said the late Charles James Fox, "could be in no danger<lb/> | |||
"while it retained the confidence and attachment of its subjects:-<lb/> | |||
"attachment, in this instance, not blindly adopted;<lb/> | |||
"confidence, not implicitly given, but but arising from the conviction<lb/> | |||
"of its excellence, and the experience of its blessings." (3.)<lb/> | |||
A conservative principle is inherent in our political compact<lb/> | |||
put under restraint. The spontaneous efforts of individuals,
have been exerted in every portion of our Country. Our Government
is free; the laws are mild, and they apply equally to
every citizen: we do not recognize any species of torture, (a) and
the constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishments";
no human sacrifices have been made by virtue of sanguinary
criminal code: we have not had a single instance
of capital punishment for treason against the United States. (1.)
foreigner, who is very far from being prejudiced in our
favour, has said of our government, that "like the hand
"Providence, it governs without being felt, and almost without
"being perceived." (2) In 1794, this same government
said the late Charles James Fox, "could be in no danger
"while it retained the confidence and attachment of its subjects:-
"attachment, in this instance, not blindly adopted;
"confidence, not implicitly given, but but arising from the conviction
"of its excellence, and the experience of its blessings." (3.)
A conservative principle is inherent in our political compact
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radicalism not dangerous |
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