Parties and Their Principles: A Manual of Political Intelligence, Exhibiting the Origin, Growth, and Character of National Parties |
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... questions of great national interest . The controlling purpose has been to render the work strictly historical . In the presentation of dates and principles , the action of Congress and the Executive , the views of eminent statesmen on ...
... questions of great national interest . The controlling purpose has been to render the work strictly historical . In the presentation of dates and principles , the action of Congress and the Executive , the views of eminent statesmen on ...
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... question out of which grew much dissension and great alienation of feeling . The home government asserted her right to change modify , or abolish the colonial charters ; on the other hand , these instruments were held in the light of ...
... question out of which grew much dissension and great alienation of feeling . The home government asserted her right to change modify , or abolish the colonial charters ; on the other hand , these instruments were held in the light of ...
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... question : " The authority of Parliament was never generally acknowledged in America . More than a century since , Massachusetts and Virginia both protested against the act of navigation , and refused obedience , for this very reason ...
... question : " The authority of Parliament was never generally acknowledged in America . More than a century since , Massachusetts and Virginia both protested against the act of navigation , and refused obedience , for this very reason ...
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... question was lost and the provision struck out . Lost , although a heavy majority voted in its favor ; six States voted in the affirmative to three in the negative ; sixteen members voted for , to seven against the proposi- tion . Under ...
... question was lost and the provision struck out . Lost , although a heavy majority voted in its favor ; six States voted in the affirmative to three in the negative ; sixteen members voted for , to seven against the proposi- tion . Under ...
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... question of the payment of the domestic creditors was in- volved . This again raised another consideration as to whether the holders of the certificates , who had bought them at a very low price , should receive in payment the en- tire ...
... question of the payment of the domestic creditors was in- volved . This again raised another consideration as to whether the holders of the certificates , who had bought them at a very low price , should receive in payment the en- tire ...
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Page 352 - The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Page 321 - Trust or Profit under the United States : but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. SECTION. 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the places of chusing Senators.
Page 353 - And whenever any of the said States shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such State shall be admitted by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever ; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and State government...
Page 330 - The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. SECTION 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion, and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive...
Page 344 - ... the united states in congress assembled. The united states in congress assembled shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque and reprisal in time of peace...
Page 302 - SO far inferior, that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit.
Page 337 - ... the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions and restrictions, as the inhabitants thereof respectively...
Page 345 - Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Page 329 - No person held to service or labour in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labour, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labour may be due. Section 3. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State ; nor any State be formed by the junction of two or more...
Page 343 - ... appointing all officers of the land forces, in the service of the united states, excepting regimental officers — appointing all the officers of the naval forces, and commissioning all officers whatever in the service of the united states — making rules for the government and regulation of the said land and naval forces, and directing their operations. The united states in congress assembled shall have authority to appoint a committee, to sit in the recess of congress, to be denominated