Archive for Samuel B. Pettengill

The Old Regime

Though he had supported the Roosevelt campaign objectives in 1932, the Democratic Congressman from Indiana, Samuel B. Pettengill, found himself strongly opposed to many of the methods of the "New Deal." In 1938 his book, Jefferson, The Forgotten Man (published by America’s Future, Inc. of New York), set forth the reasons for his opposition. The [...]

1Sep1962 | | 2 comments | Continued

A Boundless Field of Power

Mr. Pettengill is a former Congressman from Indiana and a noted authority on the Consti­tution. "No political dreamer was ever wild enough to think of breaking down the lines which separate the States, and compounding the American people into one common mass." These words were written by our greatest Chief Justice, John Marshall, more than [...]

1Apr1962 | | 0 comments | Continued

How Lincoln Got His Education

Mr. Pettengill, noted attorney and author, was formerly a congressman from Indiana. This ar­ticle first appeared in American Mercury Mag­azine. In June of 1860, friends asked Abraham Lincoln to prepare a short biographical sketch, which could be used as a campaign docu­ment. Lincoln did so, writing of himself in the third person, and insisted that [...]

1Feb1961 | | 0 comments | Continued

A New Order of the Ages

Mr. Pettengill is a former Congressman from Indiana. The issues confronting our coun­try would be better understood if we really knew what our Fathers meant when they called the Ameri­can system "A New Order of the Ages." We would also know better whether it is worth the effort to preserve it. On June 20, 1782, [...]

1Jan1961 | | 0 comments | Continued

If I Were King

Mr. Pettengill, noted attorney and author, was formerly a congressman from Indiana. A great author once wrote a story: "If I Were King." I suppose every decent-minded person wishes, at times, that he were a king, not to feed his vanity with the trappings of thrones, but to use his power to benefit his fellow [...]

1Sep1960 | | 0 comments | Continued

When Lincoln Was a Boy

Mr. Pettengill, noted attorney and author, was formerly a congressman from Indiana. Have you ever been alone at night in pri­meval wilderness? There are not many places now where virgin timber stands untouched by ax or saw. One such place is Turkey Run State Park in Indiana. I was there one September. It told me [...]

1Feb1957 | | 1 comment | Continued

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