History of the Republic of the United States of America: As Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His Contemporaries, Volume 3D. Appleton, 1859 - United States |
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... Confederation - State de- linquencies - Coercion of States - Civil War - Insists new Govern- ment , truly Republican - Compromises in Convention - Defends rep- resentation of Slaves - Assailed therefor - Necessity of a Democratic branch ...
... Confederation - State de- linquencies - Coercion of States - Civil War - Insists new Govern- ment , truly Republican - Compromises in Convention - Defends rep- resentation of Slaves - Assailed therefor - Necessity of a Democratic branch ...
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... confederation was the shadow of a shade ; " but that con- gress had an unquestionable right ; that " the sovereignty and independence of the people began by a federal act ; that our external sovereignty is only known in the union— that ...
... confederation was the shadow of a shade ; " but that con- gress had an unquestionable right ; that " the sovereignty and independence of the people began by a federal act ; that our external sovereignty is only known in the union— that ...
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... confederation . Con- gress have the exclusive right of war and peace . Congress have made a treaty of peace , pursuant to their power ; a breach of the treaty is a violation of their constitutional authority , and a breach of the ...
... confederation . Con- gress have the exclusive right of war and peace . Congress have made a treaty of peace , pursuant to their power ; a breach of the treaty is a violation of their constitutional authority , and a breach of the ...
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... confederation . It has been said , and it may be said again , that the legislature may alter the laws of nations . But this is not true in the- ory , nor is it constitutional in our government ; for con- gress have the exclusive ...
... confederation . It has been said , and it may be said again , that the legislature may alter the laws of nations . But this is not true in the- ory , nor is it constitutional in our government ; for con- gress have the exclusive ...
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... confederation of the United States , and to endanger the peace of the whole . Can we suppose all this to have been intended by the legislature ? The answer is , ' the law cannot suppose it : if it were in- tended , the act is void ...
... confederation of the United States , and to endanger the peace of the whole . Can we suppose all this to have been intended by the legislature ? The answer is , ' the law cannot suppose it : if it were in- tended , the act is void ...
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