year, and shall pay a fine, not exceeding two thousand dollars; which imprisonment and fine shall be assessed by a jury.
Section II. And be it further enacted, That if any member or members of the said Senate, or House of Delegates, shall be arrested or imprisoned, for, or on account of any words, spoken or written, or for any proposition made, or proceedings had in the said Senate or House of Delegates, such member or members may apply to the general court, or a district court, or any judge thereof, in vacation, for a writ of Habeas Corpus, who are hereby empowered and required to issue the same, returnable before the said court, or said judge, or any other judge, and upon the return thereof, to liberate and discharge such member or members.
Section III. And be it further enacted, that the provisions of this act shall be extended to the arresting, and prosecuting any person or persons, for words spoken or written, or for any propositions made, or proceedings had in the said Senate or House of Delegates, and to, the discharging and liberating any person or persons, by habeas corpus, as aforesaid, although such person or persons, shall by disqualification, or from any other causes, have ceased to be a member of the said Senate, or House of Delegates, at the time of such arrest or prosecution, or of the trial, judgment or imprisonment, in consequence thereof: Provided, that nothing herein contained, shall in any respect extend to the power which either house of the general assembly, now hath, or may exercise over their respective members.
Section IV. This act shall commence and be in force, from and after the passing thereof.
Against whom could this Act have been aimed unless at the officials of the Federal Government?
Abbreviations: Conv.-Convention Ex. Extract or Extracts
Ableman vs. Booth-D. H. Cham- berlain on, 1:99, 100
R. of Wisconsin on, 2:179, 180 Accede-Webster's criticism of Cal- houn's use of word, etc., I:261- 266 Acton, Lord-Eulogy on Burke's speech on Conciliation, 2:302 Liberty vs. majority, 2:307 Equality destroys freedom, 2:347 True utility of history, 2:375, 376
On Revolution of 1776, 2:394, 397 Adams, Charles Francis-Historical importance of War of Seces- sion, 1:12
Early sectional jealousy, 1:153 Ex. from his "Lee's Centennial," I:271
Early Fed. and State powers,
Eulogy on Burke's speech on Conciliation, 2:302
Negro equality, 2:344, 345 Influence of "Uncle Tom's
Sectional jealousy, 1:152 Citations bearing on meaning of Declaration, 1:170-173
Ex. from Inaugural; "perpetuity" of the Confederation, 1:232, 338, 339
Ex. from Jefferson's Anas, refer- ring to, 2:288
Adams, John Quincy-Ex. showing early idea of State sovereignty, 1:205, 220-227
Ex. from address on annexation
of Texas; a State compact and the right of secession there- from, 1:253
Ex. from "Jubilee of the Consti- tution," 1839; right of seces- sion, 1:282; 2:295
Ex. from Randall's "Life of Jef- ferson"; his disclosure of plan to dissolve the Union, etc., 1:284
Ex. from letter of Charles Pinck- ney to, 1:299
Ex. from "Appeal to Citizens of U. S.," 2:251
Adams, Samuel-Letter to R. H. Lee (1777), 1:131
Plan to conquer the middle States, 1:132
Threat of secession by Mass. (1783) in consequence of offi- cers' pay, 1:138, 139
Ex. from speech in Mass. Rat. Conv.; retained sovereignty of States, 2:275, 374
Plan of separate Confederacy,
Addison, Alexander-Ex. from "Analysis of R. of Committee of Va. Assembly," 1800, 1:199; 2:258
Beaumarchais, P. C. de-Letter of
Congress, 1779, to, 1:326 Bedford, Gunning-On R. as to right of suffrage, 1:47 Benjamin, Judah P.-Apostrophe to seceding Senators, 1:17
Slight danger of exercise of an acknowledged right of seces- sion, 2:338
Benton, Josiah H.-Ex. from his "A Notable Libel Case," 1:269, 270, 272
Biddle, George W.-Dred Scott Case, etc., I:106-112 Bingham, Robert-Reference to his "Sectional Misunderstanding," 2:376
Black, Jeremiah-Opinion rendered Pres. Buchanan in regard to secession, etc., I:82-88 Bloodworth (of N. C.)-Sectional jealousy, 1:152
Bolling-Ex. from speech in Va. House of Delegates on Resolu- tions of 1798, 2:234
Bowdoin, James (Gov. of Mass.) -Ex. from his address to Genl. Court of Mass., 1785, 1:237 Braxton, Carter-Ex. from speech, denouncing N. E., 1:132 Brearly, Judge David-On R. as to right of suffrage, 1:47 Breckinridge, John-Conferee in Va. and Ky. Resolutions, 2:195 Brooke-Ex. from speeches in Va.
House of Delegates on Reso- lutions of 1798, 2:224, 225, 238 Brown, John-New England's ac- tion as to Raid, 1:319; 2:383 Bryce, James-Importance of the War of Secession in history,
Buchanan, James-Doctrine in re- gard to secession, 1:82-95 Burke, Edmund-Ex. from Speech
on "Conciliation of the Colo- nies"; England's part in forcing slavery on the Colonies, 1:320 Eulogy on Speech, by Lord Ac- ton, and C. F. Adams, 2:302, 303, 359
Cause of Revolution of 1776, 2:390
Burlamaqui-Reference
to his "Principles of Politic Law," 2:381
Cabell, Joseph C.-Madison's letter (Sept. 7, 1829) on S. C. Nulli- fication, to, 2:18-32 Caldwell-On "People," in N. C. Rat. Conv., 1:360, 361, 363 Calhoun, John C.-Answer to Web-
ster, and Ex. bearing on, 1:255- 292
Ex. from letter to Gen. Hamil- ton (Aug. 28, 1832) relative to coercion, 1:388-390 Government Fed., not consoli- dated, 2:313
Against slavery, 2:408 Canada-R. referring to accession of (1777), 1:264
Canisius, T.-Ex. from letter of A. Lincoln to (May 17, 1859), 2:353
Carey, Mathew-Ex.
"Olive Branch" (1815) on New England, 1:133, 134, 284 Carmarthen, Marquis of (1785)— Reply to U. S., relative to law of compact, 1:386
Caswell, Richard (Gov. of N. C.) -Ex. from letter of N. C. Delegates at Fed. Conv. to, 1:245, 246 Chamberlain, Daniel H.-Case of Ableman vs. Booth, etc., I:99,
Constitution an indissoluble com- pact, 2:105
On ratification of Constitution, 2:272
Constitution understood by its contemporaries to be indestruc- tible; and matter appurtenant, 2:277-298
Defense of A. Lincoln, 2:353, 354 Note on his "Historical Concep- tion of the Constitution," 2:382
Chase, Salmon P.-Ex. from letter of congratulation to A. Lincoln on election, 2:349.
Chase, Samuel-Opinion in Ware vs. Hilton; that Declaration erected severally independent States, 1:161, 162
Illustrating meaning of phrase "United States," 1:322
Upon Va.'s action against slavery, 1:316
Sentiment against slavery in Va., I:320 Chastellux, Marquis de-Ex. from his "Travels," on the diversity of the States, 1:144 "Illustrative of powers of States under Confederation," 1:237 "Illustrating use of word 'coun- try'," 2:378
Upon morality, 2:400 Chittenden, Martin-Ex.
speech of 1813, 1:278 Christian Constitutional Party-A. Hamilton's scheme, 1:288 Clay, Clement C.-Ex. from speech in Senate, Jan. 22, 1861, 2:192 Clay, Henry-Cause of Revolution of 1776, 2:390
Clinton, DeWitt-Ex. from speech in Senate of N. Y., Jan. 31, 1809, referring to secession and A. Hamilton, 2:284 Coercion as to the right of, 1:84, 85, 90-94, 388-397
Coffin, Rev.-Ex. from Jefferson's Anas, (his interview with J. Adams), 2:288 Coleridge, Samuel
On sectional jealousy, 1:145 On the tariff, 1:145, 226 Colonies, The American-Relation with each other, 1:24, 126-155 Commerce-Powers of States over, I:237, 238
Compact-James Wilson's denial of a compact, I:40
Law of nations in regard to (C. C. Pinckney), 1:161 Matter relative to, 1:249-260 Ex. from Penna.'s R. against the Bank, illustrative of State com- pact, 1:263
Law of nations, etc., in regard to, 1:385, 386
D. H. Chamberlain, on law of, 2:105
Ex. from Jefferson, illustrating law of, 2:160
Ex. from Madison; the vital prin- ciple of freedom, 2:304, 371 Compromises of Constitution-Ex.
from speech of Rufus King, il- lustrative of, 1:252
Ex. from Jonathan Drayton, il- lustrative of, 1:257
Matter relative to, 1:295-312 Confederacy (1861)—Its tenacity— Ex. from Lecky's "Democracy and Liberty," 2:332-334 Confederation,
The-Its nature,
Ex. from Jefferson's Anas, illus- trating its nature, 1:236 Ratification by the States, 1:239- 242, 264, 265
Prof. McLaughlin's opinion of Articles of, 2:355, 356 Congress-Powers during the Revo- lution, 1:184-189 Congressional Register, 1789-Title of, 1:331
Connecticut-Dispute with Penna., 1:137
Ex. from Constitution of 1776, I:192
Ratification of Articles of Con-
federation (1779), 1:241
R. on Embargo, 1809, 1:273 Speech of Govr. Trumbull, 1829, 1:277
R. on Militia question, 1812, I:277, 278
R. on Conscription Bill, 1814, I:279, 280
R. on Dred Scott Case, 2:178,
A compact by sovereign States, I:42-75
Views of its establishment and nature, by its makers, 1:119-126 Ex. showing formation and na- ture of, 1:233-238
To be judged by its character not by its name (Madison to Ty- ler), 1:248
Judge Marshall in McCulloch vs. Maryland: that the framers desired a stronger constitution than they dared make, 1:358 On meaning of word, 1:385 (cf. also Madison, p. 248 Ratification by Va., N. Y., R. I., S. C., and matter appurtenant, 2:269-298
Cooper, James Fenimore-Half- title of "Lionel Lincoln," and Ex. from "The Pilot," 1:199 Country-Term applied to States, 2:378-381
Coxe, Tench-Ex. from his "View of the U. S." on sectional jeal- ousy, 1:148
Ex. from his "Examination of the Constitution," 1:331 Credentials of State delegates to Fed. Conv., 1:45
Credentials of State delegates to Congress, 1776, 1:195 Cruger, Henry-Ex. from letter of 1769 illustrative of cause of Revolution of 1776, 2:390 Darth Ba Curtis, George Ticknor-Atty.-Genl. p.zby Black and Prest. Buchanan's doctrine in regard to secession, 1:86-95
On doctrine of secession; and ap- purtenant matter, 2:264-298
Dabney, Robert Louis-Against slavery, 2:408, 409 Daniel-On Resolutions of 1798, 2:263
Against slavery, 1798, 1:316 Davie, Wm. R.-Ex. from speech in N. C. Rat. Conv. illustrating compromises of Constitution, 1:300-302
On "People" in N. C. Rat. Conv., 1:360
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