 Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honors in a single State ; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of...  The City Government of Philadelphia - Page 300by Edward Pease Allinson, Boies Penrose - 1887 - 72 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole union, or of so considerable a portion...office of president of the United States. It will nut be too strong to say, that there will be a constant probability of seeing the station filled by... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 pages
...require other talents, and a different kind of merit to establish him in the esteem, and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion of it, as will be necessary to make him a successful candidate for the distinguished office of president of the... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1842 - 576 pages
...require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion...distinguished office of president of the United States." — Ibid., p. 427. The people were to choose men of such integrity and wisdom, as to be fit to be trusted... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1842 - 554 pages
...require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion...distinguished office of president of the United States." — Ibid., p. 427. The people were to choose men of such integrity and wisdom, as to be fit to be trusted... | |
 | Caleb Sprague Henry - Education - 1861 - 442 pages
...will require other talents and a different kind of merit to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion of it as will "be necessary to make him a successful candidate for the distinguished office of President of... | |
 | James Williams (American diplomat.) - Presidents - 1863 - 448 pages
...fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualification. It will not be too strong to say that there will be...probability of seeing the station filled by characters prominent for ability and virtue. Without multiplying evidences of the opinions of 'the republican... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1869 - 856 pages
...require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole union, or of so considerable a portion...office of president of the United States. It will not bo too strong to say, that there will be a constant probability of seeing the station filled by characters... | |
 | Herbert Baxter Adams - Academic libraries - 1886 - 576 pages
...at least excellent. It unites in an eminent degree all the advantages the union of which was to he wished for. . . . The process of election affords...station filled by characters preeminent for ability and virtue."1 It is assumed that America will continue an agricultural and (to a less extent) a commercial... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1888 - 676 pages
...require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion'...candidate for the distinguished office of President of United States. It will not be too strong to say, that there will be a constant probability of seeing... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - Constitutional history - 1896 - 812 pages
...other talents, and a different kind of merit to establish him in the estecm and confidence of the whele Union, or of so considerable a portion of it as would be necessary to make him a snccessful candidate for the distingnished office of President of the United States. It will not be... | |
| |
