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1841 Tremont Temple Lectures, p. 12.2 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
“RESOVLED, That we give our votes and support to those candidates or political officers who will pledge themselves to vote for the enactment and enforcing of statutes in favor of the civil Sabbath.”
1842 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 20.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… their votes to the highest bidder, and perhaps have a share in the promised more equable division of the good things which were monopolized by the rich.
1843 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 21.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… —his vote. Consequently with the rich, able only to buy political power, and with the poor, able only to sell his vote, the elections once pure, became matters of …
1844 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 22.2 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… vote. The votes of the great body of the populace were for sale; and as only those who could control sufficient wealth were able to buy enough votes to elect …
1845 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 24.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… the vote. From the beginning, the functions of the tribunes were that they should be the defenders of the people and the guardians of the rights of the people …
1846 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 28.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… his vote, and the effect of this law was greatly to increase the value of that commodity; because as now he was virtually supported by the State, he became more …
1847 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 29.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… the votes of those who now possessed the franchise. Such a calamity as that never could be borne. The course of the Senate might have been one of misrule, but …
1848 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 33.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… a vote that all the senators should take an oath to execute these laws under penalty of fine and expulsion from the Senate. All this was done in the midst of …
1849 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 35.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… . Their voting power was incorporated with that of tribes already existing, which was only to rob them of a large share of the value of their votes. This made …
1850 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 36.2 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… their votes, by increasing the number of tribes, and distributing the new citizens through all the tribes; (3) that any senator who was in debt more than 2000 …
1851 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 37.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… their votes was bitterly opposed by the old voters, because it would lessen the value of their own votes. The proposal to unseat such of the senators as should …
1852 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 38.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… of voting. The other consul, standing for Sulla and the Senate, brought out an armed force, and commanded the assembled voters to disperse; and because they …
1853 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 44.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… sufficient votes to elect one or the other of their two candidates. Caesar likewise spent money freely, although deeply in debt already. When he left home …
1854 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 47.2 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… special vote, indeed, he “was permitted to wear his triumphal robe in the Senate as often and as long as it might please him;” but with this the Senate proposed …
1855 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 48.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… command votes. More than this, during his absence, the senatorial party had employed the time in strenuous efforts and by all means in their power, to destroy …
1856 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 53.2 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… the vote to be taken. The bribed tribunes interposed their veto. Bibulus declared that he had consulted the auspices,—had read the sky,—and that they were unfavorable …
1857 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 55.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… the vote of the juryman were to be had for money; for money the lady of quality surrendered her person, as well as the common courtesan; falsifying of documents …
1858 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 56.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… , and voted to Caesar for five years the command of Illyria, and Gaul within the Alps; but as there were some fears from the barbarians of Gaul beyond the Alps …
1859 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 56.3 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… to vote upon it. The assembly returned, and drove them out with more bloodshed, and certainly to prevent all question as to what had been done, passed a second …
1860 The Two Republics, or Rome and the United States of America, p. 58.2 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… to vote, and it was defeated. Then the consul and his partisans dressed themselves in mourning, and went straight to Pompey; declared the city in danger; placed …