Excerpt from Proceedings and Debates of the United States Senate, First Session, Thirtieth Congress, 1848 The execution of the work was entered upon under some disadvantages. Circumstances pre vented the engagement of a sufficient number of competent assistants; and the prompt publica tion of full and close reports was regarded by some of the' Senators as being, perhaps, not always practicable, or, at all events, expedient. However, notwithstanding all difficulties and draw backs, the work was performed throughout the past ...
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Excerpt from Proceedings and Debates of the United States Senate, First Session, Thirtieth Congress, 1848 The execution of the work was entered upon under some disadvantages. Circumstances pre vented the engagement of a sufficient number of competent assistants; and the prompt publica tion of full and close reports was regarded by some of the' Senators as being, perhaps, not always practicable, or, at all events, expedient. However, notwithstanding all difficulties and draw backs, the work was performed throughout the past session in such a manner as to elicit the com mendation of many of the most distinguished Senators, and all the leading daily journals out of the city of Washington. Many able arguments - many bursts of eloquence - many scintillations of genius, which otherwise would have perished in the hour of their birth, have by this means been preserved, while I have the satisfactory reflection to console me, in reviewing the result of many weary hours of anxious toil, that I have been instrumental in giving to the country an ac curate and a complete record of conflicts and debates, which will never lose their interest so long as the great principles of justice, humanity and freedom, inspire the souls of men. At least, one important step has been taken towards the elevation of Congressional reporting to respectability and usefulness, and I have no fear that the movement in this important matter will, hereafter, be retrograde. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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