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Democracy in America

By: Alexis de Tocqueville

...who had been appointed by his predecessor: and I am not aware that General Jackson allowed a single removable functionary em- ployed in the Federal se... ...r democratic character to be met with in all parties – Struggle of General Jackson against the Bank. Parties In The United States A great distinction ... ...ica, con- tained the following article: In all this affair the language of Jackson has been that of a heartless despot, solely occupied with the prese... ...ence which military glory exer- cises upon the spirit of a nation. General Jackson, whom the Americans have twice elected to the head of their Govern-... ... of North Carolina, art. 31; Virginia; South Carolina, art. I, Section 23; Kentucky, art. 2, Section 26; Tennessee, art. 8, Section I; Louisiana, art.... ...s the name of the river. These two States only differ in a single respect; Kentucky has ad- mitted slavery, but the State of Ohio has prohibited the e... ...er to New Or- leans across five hundred leagues of continent. The State of Kentucky was founded in 1775, the State of Ohio only twelve years later; bu... ...in Europe, and, at the present day, the population of Ohio exceeds that of Kentucky by two hundred and fifty thousand souls.* These opposite con- sequ... ...l improvements – W aste lands – Indians – The Bank – The T ariff – General Jackson. The maintenance of the existing institutions of the several States...

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The Days Work

By: Rudyard Kipling

...e, and any colour you choose that is not white; and Tweezy, who comes from Kentucky, with an affliction of his left hip, which makes him a little unce... ...ave been misinfohmed, most of your prominent siahs, suh, are impo’ted from Kentucky; an’ I’m from Paduky.” There was the least little touch of pride i... ...e: “I want all you here ter understand thet ther ain’t no Kan- sas, ner no Kentucky, ner yet no Vermont, in our business. There’s jest two kind o’ hor... ...s liable to jounce ye a little. Fifteen an’ a half out, after the grade at Jackson’s crossin’. You’ll know it by a farmhouse an’ a windmill an’ five m... ...own even as Comanche had done at the Newtons. He whirled down the grade to Jackson’s cross- ing, saw the windmill west of the maples, felt the badly l...

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What Is Man and Other Essays of Mark Twain

By: Mark Twain

...ver seen. The stranger had killed this man’s friend in a fight, this man’s Kentucky training made it a duty to kill the stranger for it. He neglected ... ...y points of interest which he wove into his stories, such as Holiday Hill, Jackson’s Island, or Mark T wain Cave, are now monuments to his genius. Han...

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Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America

By: Steven David Justin Sills

...y would have cloyed her sanity. Being with that same man 24 hours a day at a Kentucky Derby, an Indianapolis 500 or other non-Parmenidetian activity t... ...rassingly disclosed by the fumbling subconscious like the disrobing of Janet JacksonチOs breasts. It was no wonder that the gentleman within him often...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 2 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...thing about her health. I reckon it will scarcely be in our power to visit Kentucky this year. Be- sides poverty and the necessity of attending to bus... ...need of having their feelings corrected than mine were. Since I saw you at Jacksonville, I have had no more suspicion of the Whigs of Morgan than of t... .... I mention the Coles and Edgar courts in order that if I should not reach Jacksonville at the time named you may understand the reason why. I do not,... ...here were many, but he was very confident there were some. His friend from Kentucky near him, [Mr. Gaines] told him he himself was one. There was stil... ...s tributaries. They touch thirteen of our States-Pennsyl- vania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Loui- siana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois... ... all others whom I have heard speak assail it furiously. A new member from Kentucky [Mr. Clark], of very considerable ability, was in particular con- ... ...e greatest real objection to improvements, and has been so held by General Jackson, Mr. Polk, and all others, I believe, till now. But now, behold, th... ...ntury? Has he no acquaintance with the ample military coat tail of General Jackson? Does he not know that his own party have run the five last Preside... ...der the same cover? Yes, sir, that coat-tail was used not only for General Jackson himself, but has been clung to, with the grip of death, by every De...

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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850)

By: Olive Gilbert

...d within two days’ sail of Otaheite, one of the Society Islands. The Peter Jackson that used to live at Laterett’s; he died on board the ship Done, of... ... discussion on this point, between the writer and a slaveholding friend in Kentucky, on Christmas morning, 1846. We had asserted, that until mankind w... ...ess slave. We answered, that if his belief was well-founded, the people in Kentucky were greatly in advance of the people of New England—for we would ...

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