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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2,462 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 692 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 516 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 418 0 Browse Search
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War 358 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 298 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 230 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 190 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 186 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 182 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], Negro man for sale (search)
he pronounced the i in vectigal short. He was instantly corrected by Pitt, who said in a half-whisper, loud enough to be heard all over the hall, "vectigal," "vectigal." "Vectigal, then," retorted Burke. "I thank the gentleman for correcting me. since it gives me an excuse for repeating a maxim which ought to be engraven on the heart of every legislator. 'Magnum vectigal pessima est parsimonia. '" We are told we committed a sad blunder the other day in confounding the national loan of France with the credit mobilier, which, we are further told, is a tax on moveables, as its name seems to imply. We hope we shall be considered sufficiently candid when we admit that the mistake arose from sheer ignorance on our part, and sufficiently self-possessed when we declare that we are rather pleased than otherwise at the occurrence, since it affords us a graceful opportunity to recur once more to a subject which we are disposed to regard as of vital importance. We are firmly convinced