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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: of the United States, which had been unequivocally and emphatically demanded by the people, and of which measure, therefore, Mr. Clay was the most prominent advocate?the exciting debate upon the President's extraordinary and unprecedented Protest; ? in the discussion of all these, and many other questions of minor importance, did this indefatigable and able Statesman participate with his accustomed eloquence and ability, establishing new claims to the respect and admiration of his countrymen, and laying still more broadly the firm foundations of an enduring and overshadowing fame. As an instance of remarkable prescience, displayed by him in 1835, we give a short extract from a speech delivered at this time in the Senate. How truly did he then predict the policy of the administration towards the catastrophe now so widely felt and deplored " There being," said he, " no longer any sentinel at the head of our banking establishments, to warn them, by its information and operations, of approaching danger, the local institutions, already multiplied to an alarming extent, and almost daily multiplying in seasons of prosperity, will make free and unrestrained emissions. All the channels of circulation will be gorged. Property will rise extravagantly high, and, constantly looking up, the temptation to purchase will be irresistible. Inordinate speculation will ensue, debts will be freely contracted, and when the season of adversity comes, as come it must, the banks, acting without concert and without guide, obeying the law of self-preservation, will all at the same time, call in their issues: the vast number will exaggerate the alarm, and general distress, wide-spread ruin, and an explosion of the general banking system, or the establishment of a new Bank of the United States, will be the u...

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The Forgotten Navy is John Stockton's firsthand account of his service in the U.S. Naval Armed Guard during World War II. Stockton takes us back with him to his days of service aboard the Liberty Ship William B. Allison. His stories cover a broad range, from being shot at by a kamikaze pilot to catching an 80-pound kingfish with a makeshift pole to surviving a violent hurricane while at sea and a hit by a Japanese torpedo. The Forgotten Navy brings to life some of the experiences of those who served with the Armed Guard, the almost-forgotten branch of the Navy that served to defend America's fleet of merchant ships.

A fast, gritty, durable player who could read a basketball floor

as well as anyone who ever played the game, John Stockton left

the NBA after nineteen seasons with the Utah Jazz, holding a

massive assist record, including the career mark (15,806). He

also twice led the league in steals with a career total of 3,265

and retired as the NBA's all-time leader. And during Stockton's

career, the Jazz never missed the playoffs.

Coach Frank Layden said, "Nobody thought that he was going

to be this good. Nobody. But the thing was, nobody measured

his heart."

John's autobiography, Assisted, pulls back the curtain on his

very personal life to show fans a thoughtful recounting of the

people, places, and events that have connected with John along

his path of extraordinary success. This book clearly illustrates

the importance of his family, his faith, and his unparalleled

competitive spirit.