Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861)Marion Mills Miller Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 - Civil rights |
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... Virginia Republicans of 1798 accused of planting the seeds of dissolution — a " deadly poison , " as Mr. Madison himself em- phatically calls the doctrine of nullification - in the institutions 14 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES.
... Virginia Republicans of 1798 accused of planting the seeds of dissolution — a " deadly poison , " as Mr. Madison himself em- phatically calls the doctrine of nullification - in the institutions 14 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES.
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Marion Mills Miller. phatically calls the doctrine of nullification - in the institutions they had so labored to construct . The theory of a " compact " between the States and the Federal Government , as expressed by Jefferson and ...
Marion Mills Miller. phatically calls the doctrine of nullification - in the institutions they had so labored to construct . The theory of a " compact " between the States and the Federal Government , as expressed by Jefferson and ...
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... institutions is un- favorable to its successful prosecution ; the felicity of our situa- tion exempts us from its necessity . In this case , as in the former , those more immediately exposed to its fatal effects are a minority of the ...
... institutions is un- favorable to its successful prosecution ; the felicity of our situa- tion exempts us from its necessity . In this case , as in the former , those more immediately exposed to its fatal effects are a minority of the ...
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... institutions — as a virtuous nation of ancient times existed more than five centuries without a law for the punishment of parricide . More than once , however , in the progress of our history , have the people and legislatures of one or ...
... institutions — as a virtuous nation of ancient times existed more than five centuries without a law for the punishment of parricide . More than once , however , in the progress of our history , have the people and legislatures of one or ...
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... institutions , is , and must ever continue to be , wholly dependent upon agriculture and commerce , not only for her prosperity but for her very existence as a State - because the valuable products of her soil , the blessings by which ...
... institutions , is , and must ever continue to be , wholly dependent upon agriculture and commerce , not only for her prosperity but for her very existence as a State - because the valuable products of her soil , the blessings by which ...
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