| Law - 1867 - 384 pages
...President of the United States, as firmly asserted the opposite doctrine : — "I hold," he says, " that in the contemplation of universal law and of...constitution, the union of these states is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. If the... | |
| Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
.... . A disruption of the federal Union, heretofore only menaced, is now formidably attempted. I hold that in the contemplation of universal law and of...Constitution the union of these states is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. It follows... | |
| History, Modern - 1861 - 456 pages
...before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. ^f It follows from these views that no State. upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union; that résolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void ; and that acts of violence, within any State... | |
| Charles Lempriere - United States - 1861 - 336 pages
...disruption of the Federal Union, heretofore only menaced, is now formidably attempted. I hold that, in contemplation of universal law and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. It is... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1861 - 580 pages
...disruption of the federal Union, heretofore only menaced, is now formidably attempted . I hold that, in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. It is... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1862 - 910 pages
...difficulties. " A disruption of the Federal Union, heretofore only menaced, is now formidably attempted. I hold that, in the contemplation of universal law and of...Constitution, the union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national Governments. It is... | |
| Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 764 pages
...difficulties. " A disruption of the Federal Union, heretofore only menaced, is now formidably attempted. I hold that in the contemplation of universal law and of...Constitution, the union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. It is... | |
| United States - 1862 - 200 pages
...years, under grave and peculiar difficulties. menaced, is now formidably attempted. I hold that, in contemplation of universal law and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments; it is... | |
| Education - 1897 - 678 pages
...with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules. . . . I hold that in contemplation of universal law and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. . . .... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...difficulties. A disruption of the Federal Union, heretofore only menaced, is now formidably attempted. I hold that in the contemplation of universal law and of...Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual. Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. It is... | |
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