 | Sunday school teachers - 1813 - 1368 pages
...general consent of the empire of which it forms a part, is destructive to all nationality." And that, "If a province may do this, so may a county, so may...Britain ; then Yorkshire, or Surrey, or this borough of Sonthwark I "—p. 11. But the Federation of the United States cannot surely be with any propriety... | |
 | Sunday school teachers - 1813 - 1404 pages
...general consent of the empire of which it forms a part, is destructive to all nationality." And that, "If a province may do this, so may a county, so may a town. Scotland, V\ ales, Ireland, might severally separate from Great Britain : then Yorkshire or Surrey, or this borough... | |
 | Newman Hall - Secession - 1862 - 62 pages
...up her hands in supplication and says — "How long, O Lord, how long 1 " I. HAD THE SOUTH A RIGHT TO SECEDE? If they had, it was either a constitutional...Britain ; then Yorkshire, or Surrey, or this borough of Southwark ! There could be no such thing as nationality were such secession to be recognized as lawful.... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1863 - 780 pages
...published, and to which I am largely indebted. The rev. and eloquent lecturer says : — "Do the fundamantal principles of government give the right to any section...from Great Britain ; then Yorkshire, or Surrey, or the borough of Southwark. There could be no such thing as nationality were such secession recognised... | |
 | 1863 - 396 pages
...he has just published, and to which I am largely indebted. The rev. and eloquent lecturer says : — "Do the fundamental principles of government give...from Great Britain ; then Yorkshire, or Surrey, or the borough of Southwark. There could be no such thing as nationality were such secession recognised... | |
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Do the fundamental principles of government give the right to any section of a nation at its own option to secede from that nation? If a province may do this, so may a county, so may a town. Scotland, Wales, Ireland, might severally separate from Great... 