Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861) |
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... as well as the sovereignty of the States , unwilling to furnish obstacles to peace - resolute never to submit to a foreign enemy , and confiding in the Divine care and protection , they will , until the last hope shall be ...
... as well as the sovereignty of the States , unwilling to furnish obstacles to peace - resolute never to submit to a foreign enemy , and confiding in the Divine care and protection , they will , until the last hope shall be ...
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But the hope of reëlection is prolific of temptations , under which these magnanimous motives are deprived of their principal force . The repeated election of the President of the United States from any one State affords inducements and ...
But the hope of reëlection is prolific of temptations , under which these magnanimous motives are deprived of their principal force . The repeated election of the President of the United States from any one State affords inducements and ...
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To the great principle sanctioned by that act , one of those upon which the Constitution itself was formed , I hope and trust the authorities of the Union will adhere . But if any of the duties imposed by the act only relieve the ...
To the great principle sanctioned by that act , one of those upon which the Constitution itself was formed , I hope and trust the authorities of the Union will adhere . But if any of the duties imposed by the act only relieve the ...
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ナ I earnestly hope that the wise and conciliatory spirit of this Government and of those of the several States will postpone to a period far distant the day which will summon us to so fearful a trial . If we are indeed doomed to ...
ナ I earnestly hope that the wise and conciliatory spirit of this Government and of those of the several States will postpone to a period far distant the day which will summon us to so fearful a trial . If we are indeed doomed to ...
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I wish to see no new powers drawn to the general Government ; but I confess I rejoice in whatever tends to strengthen the bond that unites us and encourages the hope that our Union may be perpetual . And therefore I cannot but feel ...
I wish to see no new powers drawn to the general Government ; but I confess I rejoice in whatever tends to strengthen the bond that unites us and encourages the hope that our Union may be perpetual . And therefore I cannot but feel ...
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| Title | Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861) Volume 5 of Great Debates in American History: From the Debates in the British Parliament on the Colonial Stamp Act (1764-1765) to the Debates in Congress at the Close of the Taft Administration (1912-1913), Marion Mills Miller |
| Editor | Marion Mills Miller |
| Contributors | United States. Congress, Great Britain. Parliament |
| Publisher | Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Oct 2010 |
| ISBN | 0810803860, 9780810803862 |
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