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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?

INDEX

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,

2:296, 297

Eulogy on Burke's speech on
Conciliation, 2:302

Negro equality, 2:344, 345
Influence of
"Uncle Tom's

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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,

2:410

Addison, Alexander-Ex. from
"Analysis of R. of Committee
of Va. Assembly," 1800, 1:199;
2:258

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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,

I:12

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

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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.

from his

"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,

100

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.

from

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

Tacitus, 1:19

Taylor-On

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,

1:36-41, 228-231

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,

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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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