 | Jacob Harris Patton - United States - 1868 - 890 pages
...whole country perceived with delight, and the whole world saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue...of' the Public Credit, and it sprang upon its feet." ' la this opposition Jefferson, the Secretary of State, performed a secret but active part. Having... | |
 | William Carlos Martyn - Netherlands - 1868 - 896 pages
...ammunition was heaped up, fortifications were repaired and strengthened. Orange " smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the corpse of public credit, and it sprang upon its feet." The seizure of ecclesiastical property, the... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...summit. Address on Laying tht Corner-Stone of Hie Bunher Hill Monument, 1825. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet.* Speech on Hamilton, March, 183i. On this question of principle,... | |
 | Law - 1901 - 510 pages
...viewing them, Webster, in a celebrated metaphor, ascribed miraculous energy: " He smote the rock of our national resources and abundant streams of revenue...of the public credit and it sprang upon its feet." Honor and praise, unstinted and perpetual on all proper occasions, and this is one, are due to this... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie - United States - 1870 - 286 pages
...in-imp.fHa.tfi and complete. " He smote the rock of the national resources," said Daniel Webster, " and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched...of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet." All the war debts of the States were assumed by the General Government. Efficient provision was made... | |
 | Law - 1894 - 922 pages
...has been called "the father of the Constitution ;" Hamilton, the lawyer, of whom it has been said, " he touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet; " Marshall, the " second maker of the Constitution;" Jackson, the lawyer, who having achieved victory... | |
 | Law - 1885 - 544 pages
...magnificent praise bestowed on him by another great American statesman: " He smote the rock of our national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth; he touched the corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet." It is a curious reflection that however... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1874 - 798 pages
...Summit. Address on Laying the Corner-Stone of the Bunher Hill Monument, 1825. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet.1 Speech on Hamilton, March 10, 1831. On this question of... | |
 | John Walker Vilant Macbeth - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1875 - 558 pages
...common classic of Christendom : " He smote the rock of the national resources, and the abundant stream of revenue gushed forth ; he touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang to its feet." In like manner, in the following familiar dictum aimed against the mimicking of great... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1875 - 890 pages
...Summit. Address on Laying the Corner-Stone oftJu Bunker Hill Monument, 1825. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet.1 Speech on Hamilton, March 10, 1831. On this question of... | |
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He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet... 
