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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... present time , was clearly enunciated in the Kentucky legislature by Mr. William Murray , of Franklin county , who alone opposed the resolutions from the beginning to the end . Mr. Murray pointed out that the " Constitu- tion of the ...
... present time , was clearly enunciated in the Kentucky legislature by Mr. William Murray , of Franklin county , who alone opposed the resolutions from the beginning to the end . Mr. Murray pointed out that the " Constitu- tion of the ...
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... present connection . The first of the resolutions presented by the Ken- tucky legislature ( inspired if not by Jefferson by his political theory ) was as follows : 1. The Union of the States is a compact , by which each State delegates ...
... present connection . The first of the resolutions presented by the Ken- tucky legislature ( inspired if not by Jefferson by his political theory ) was as follows : 1. The Union of the States is a compact , by which each State delegates ...
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... present to comment upon the causes of the war , it may be assumed as a truth , officially announced , that to achieve the conquest of Canadian territory , and to hold it as a pledge for peace , is the deliberate purpose of the Adminis ...
... present to comment upon the causes of the war , it may be assumed as a truth , officially announced , that to achieve the conquest of Canadian territory , and to hold it as a pledge for peace , is the deliberate purpose of the Adminis ...
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... present generation , and to posterity , if , unfortunately , Congress , disregarding the protest , and continuing to pervert powers granted for clearly defined and well - understood purposes , to effectuate objects never intended by the ...
... present generation , and to posterity , if , unfortunately , Congress , disregarding the protest , and continuing to pervert powers granted for clearly defined and well - understood purposes , to effectuate objects never intended by the ...
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... which , except for the present circumstances , would be second to but one in the coun- try . All this South Carolina , perfectly informed of the objects . to be attained , was willing to yield for the 32 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES.
... which , except for the present circumstances , would be second to but one in the coun- try . All this South Carolina , perfectly informed of the objects . to be attained , was willing to yield for the 32 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES.
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