Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861)Marion Mills Miller Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 - Civil rights |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 83
Page 1
... give notice that he would on the next day introduce certain resolutions , he set in motion one of the greatest political movements in American history . The governor , General James Garrard , according to the custom of the day , had ...
... give notice that he would on the next day introduce certain resolutions , he set in motion one of the greatest political movements in American history . The governor , General James Garrard , according to the custom of the day , had ...
Page 3
... give point to all that was said against the acts themselves and the party that enacted them . Mr. Jefferson had already separated himself from the traditions of the past , had recognized fully that the need of the country was not merely ...
... give point to all that was said against the acts themselves and the party that enacted them . Mr. Jefferson had already separated himself from the traditions of the past , had recognized fully that the need of the country was not merely ...
Page 4
... give it a plat- form . They professed to be an attack upon specific en- croachments by the central Government . Their signifi- cance lies in the fact that they declared a particular theory of the origin and nature of the national Govern ...
... give it a plat- form . They professed to be an attack upon specific en- croachments by the central Government . Their signifi- cance lies in the fact that they declared a particular theory of the origin and nature of the national Govern ...
Page 8
... give to them widely di- vergent interpretations , ranging from the strongly Na- tional position , which became characteristic of the West- ern democracy , to the intensest State rights position , developed with such metaphysical ...
... give to them widely di- vergent interpretations , ranging from the strongly Na- tional position , which became characteristic of the West- ern democracy , to the intensest State rights position , developed with such metaphysical ...
Page 16
... gives in a nutshell the opinion of the au- thor of the Kentucky resolutions upon the same point : " The ultimate arbiter is ... give an authority claimed by two of their organs [ i . e . , the Federal Government , or the States ] . " THE ...
... gives in a nutshell the opinion of the au- thor of the Kentucky resolutions upon the same point : " The ultimate arbiter is ... give an authority claimed by two of their organs [ i . e . , the Federal Government , or the States ] . " THE ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Lincoln admit adopted Alfred Iverson amendment appeal attempt authority believe bill Black Republican Charleston citizens compact Confederacy Congress constitutional right convention declare delegated Democratic party deny doctrine Dred Scott decision duty election equal evil exclude slavery execution existence fathers who framed favor Federal Government force Fugitive Slave Fugitive Slave Law gentleman Harper's Ferry honorable Senator Illinois institutions Jefferson Jefferson Davis John Brown Judge Douglas Kentucky Lecompton constitution legislation legislature liberty Lincoln means ment Mississippi Missouri Missouri compromise nation negro never non-intervention North Northern opinion peace platform political popular sovereignty President principle prohibition proper proposition protection purpose question Republican party resistance resolutions secede secession Senator Douglas sentiment slaveholding slavery South Carolina Southern sovereign sovereignty speech stand stitution suppose Supreme Court tariff Territories thing tion unconstitutional Union United violation Virginia vote whole