Letter to the Honorable Mr. Hawes, in Reply to His Strictures on the Graduates of the Military Academy.
by A Graduate, Late an Officer in the United States Army
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- Hardcover
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Wiley and Long, 1836. Octavo, string-bound wrappers, 30 pp. Top leaf loose, neat former-owner signature, soiling to wrappers. “Sir:-- / When one charged with the responsible duties of a legislator forgets the nature of the trust which he holds for the Commonwealth, and instead of consulting the common interests alone, endeavors to procure the enactment of laws of a purely local tendency, which, whilst they momentarily affect one portion of the country favorable, bear at the same time prejudicially upon others, and in the end, become of permanent disadvantage to the whole -- when one vested with the authority of a statesman narrows down his views to the attainment of some object of petty ambition, instead of following out an enlarged and liberal system of policy, by “giving up to party what was meant for mankind” -- when one clothed in the invulnerable armor of a representative of the people’s sovereignty becomes so lost to a proper sense of the dignified attitude in which he has been placed by his constituents, as under cover of the aegis of their majesty to let fly, with an irresponsible and unsparing hand, the shafts of personal invective against individuals, or classes of his fellow citizens, there is a point where neither the exercise of charity, which supposes honest motives in all, nor the forbearance to which even the prejudices of well meaning ignorance are entitled, nor the respect of silence due to those whose power is thus abused and misdirected, can longer be classed as virtues; and that point is, when wrong-headedness, the result at first of ignorance, is perservered in through sheer obstinancy, in spite of the weight of testimony of the most respectable and impartial witnesses against the errors and folly of such a course. With your career, sir, as a legislator and a statesman, I have nothing to do. That is a subject which must rest of examination in the hands of your legitimate judges, your own constituents...
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Letter to the Honorable Mr. Hawes, in Reply to His Strictures on the Graduates of the Military Academy.
- Author
- A Graduate, Late an Officer in the United States Army
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wiley and Long, 1836.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1836
- Keywords
- Military History, American History, Americana, United States History, U. S. History, Political Science.
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Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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Dade City, Florida
About Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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