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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... object was to overthrow the Federal party and to discredit what he believed to be its extreme exten- sion of the powers of the general Government , in order that he might come to power at the head of a permanent party organization . V ...
... object was to overthrow the Federal party and to discredit what he believed to be its extreme exten- sion of the powers of the general Government , in order that he might come to power at the head of a permanent party organization . V ...
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... objects to , and stay its operation , until three- fourths of all the States come to the aid of the national author- ity and reƫnact the nullified measure . One submits to the law till a majority repeal it , or a convention provides a ...
... objects to , and stay its operation , until three- fourths of all the States come to the aid of the national author- ity and reƫnact the nullified measure . One submits to the law till a majority repeal it , or a convention provides a ...
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... object most other characteristics of the system may be reconciled . Secondly.The political intolerance displayed and avowed in excluding from office men of unexceptionable merit , for want of adherence to the executive creed . Thirdly ...
... object most other characteristics of the system may be reconciled . Secondly.The political intolerance displayed and avowed in excluding from office men of unexceptionable merit , for want of adherence to the executive creed . Thirdly ...
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... object , party power . Connected with these must be ranked erroneous and distorted estimates of the power and resources of those nations , of the probable results of their controversies , and of our political re- lations to them ...
... object , party power . Connected with these must be ranked erroneous and distorted estimates of the power and resources of those nations , of the probable results of their controversies , and of our political re- lations to them ...
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... object . A President whose political career is limited to a single election may find no other interest than will be promoted by making it glorious to himself , and beneficial to his country . But the hope of reƫlection is prolific of ...
... object . A President whose political career is limited to a single election may find no other interest than will be promoted by making it glorious to himself , and beneficial to his country . But the hope of reƫlection is prolific of ...
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