The American's Own Book

The Declaration, the Constitution, the life of every signer, and every President's inaugural from Washington to Pierce — the patriotic shelf of an American parlor of 1855, complete in one volume.

Harrison's Inaugural Address, March 4, 1841

4 pages in this part of The American's Own Book.

Harrison's Inaugural Address, March 4, 1841

CALLED from a retirement which I had supposed was to continue for the residue of my life, to fill the Chief Executive office of this great…

Harrison's Inaugural Address, March 4, 1841: Roman

It was the remark of a Roman consul, in an early period of that celebrated republic, that a most striking contrast was observable in the…

Harrison's Inaugural Address, March 4, 1841: Congress

To assist or control Congress, then, in its ordinary legislation, could not, I conceive, have been the motive for conferring the veto power…

Harrison's Inaugural Address, March 4, 1841: Union

There is another ground for the adoption of the veto principle, which had probably more influence in recommending it to the convention than…

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