Whitelaw Reid: “The duty which the hand of Providence, rather than any purpose of man…”

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The duty which the hand of Providence, rather than any purpose of man, has laid upon us, is within our constitutional powers.

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Reid believes that the responsibilities placed upon the United States are within its constitutional powers.

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Is that the feast to be set before the laboring men of this country?

Brushing aside, then, these bugbears, gentlemen, what are the obvious duties of the hour?

A paper that is not as free to censure as to approve, has no virtue in its support, and no importance attaches to its utterances.

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Whitelaw Reid: “The duty which the hand of Providence, rather than any purpose of man, has laid upon us, is within our constitutional…”