 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1832 - 844 pages
...To say that any state may at plea<nr«j secede from the Union, is to say that the United States arc not a nation ; because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might diisolve its connexion with the other parts, to their injury or ruio, without committing any offence.... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Senate - Government publications - 1833 - 432 pages
...contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole Union. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the...contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connexion with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing any offence. Secession,... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - Presidents - 1833 - 484 pages
...contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole Union. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation ; because it will be a solecism to contend that one part of the nation might -dissolve its connexion with the other... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - New York (State) - 1833 - 636 pages
...contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole Union. To sny that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States arc not a Nation ; because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might dissolve... | |
 | R. Thomas (A.M.) - United States - 1834 - 798 pages
...contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole Union. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the...contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connexion with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing any offence. Secession,... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1835 - 810 pages
...contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole union. To say that any state may at pleasure secede from the union, is to say that the...contend, that any part of a nation might dissolve its connexion with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing any offence. Secession,... | |
 | Andrew Jackson - United States - 1835 - 292 pages
...contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole union. To say that any state may at pleasure secede from the union, is to say that the...contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connexion with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing any offence. Secession,... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1835 - 800 pages
...contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole union. To say that any state may at pleasure secede from the union, is to say that the...contend, that any part of a nation might dissolve its connexion with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing any of. fence. Secession,... | |
 | William Jackson,1835 - 1835 - 814 pages
...contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole union. To say that any state may at pleasure secede from the union, is to say that the...contend, that any part of a nation might dissolve its connexion with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing any offence. Secession,... | |
 | United States - 1835 - 346 pages
...she would thereby not break a league, but destroy the unity of a nation. To say that, a State may, at pleasure, secede from the Union, is to say, that,...a solecism to contend, that, any part of a nation may dissolve its connection with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing offence.... | |
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To say that any state may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation... 
