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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... proposal . The chief omission is that of the eighth resolution of the draft : a long , labored , and turgid diatribe , the au- thorship of which cannot add anything to the reputation of either claimant . In form and in substance it has ...
... proposal . The chief omission is that of the eighth resolution of the draft : a long , labored , and turgid diatribe , the au- thorship of which cannot add anything to the reputation of either claimant . In form and in substance it has ...
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... proposes a new series of resolutions , to be passed by the Virginia legislature , as a protest against it . They are much like the Resolutions of 1798 , but conclude by demand- ing an amendment to the Constitution to grant the doubtful ...
... proposes a new series of resolutions , to be passed by the Virginia legislature , as a protest against it . They are much like the Resolutions of 1798 , but conclude by demand- ing an amendment to the Constitution to grant the doubtful ...
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... propose such amendments as might render it in all respects perfect , would be a task which this con- vention has not thought proper to assume . They have confined their attention to such as experience has demonstrated to be es- sential ...
... propose such amendments as might render it in all respects perfect , would be a task which this con- vention has not thought proper to assume . They have confined their attention to such as experience has demonstrated to be es- sential ...
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... have been considered , the reasonableness of some restrictions upon the power of a bare majority to repeat these oppressions will appear to be obvious . The next amendment proposes to restrict the power of mak- STATE RIGHTS 21.
... have been considered , the reasonableness of some restrictions upon the power of a bare majority to repeat these oppressions will appear to be obvious . The next amendment proposes to restrict the power of mak- STATE RIGHTS 21.
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Marion Mills Miller. The next amendment proposes to restrict the power of mak- ing offensive war . Rarely can the state of this country call for or justify offensive war . The genius of our institutions is un- favorable to its successful ...
Marion Mills Miller. The next amendment proposes to restrict the power of mak- ing offensive war . Rarely can the state of this country call for or justify offensive war . The genius of our institutions is un- favorable to its successful ...
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