Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861) |
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A curious bit of internal evidence of this is found in the disingenuous reference in the governor's speech and in the fifth resolution to the clause in the Constitution with regard to the " migration or importation of such persons as ...
A curious bit of internal evidence of this is found in the disingenuous reference in the governor's speech and in the fifth resolution to the clause in the Constitution with regard to the " migration or importation of such persons as ...
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IV Whatever may be the fact with regard to the authorship , two or three very significant facts have become more and more evident . The first of these is that the Kentucky Resolutions were the first step in the propaganda of the ...
IV Whatever may be the fact with regard to the authorship , two or three very significant facts have become more and more evident . The first of these is that the Kentucky Resolutions were the first step in the propaganda of the ...
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He regards opposition to the new system as ' desperate , ' but 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 ...
He regards opposition to the new system as ' desperate , ' but 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 ...
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A visionary and superficial theory in regard to commerce , accompanied by a real hatred but a feigned regard to its interests , and a ruinous perseverance in efforts to render it an instrument of coercion and war .
A visionary and superficial theory in regard to commerce , accompanied by a real hatred but a feigned regard to its interests , and a ruinous perseverance in efforts to render it an instrument of coercion and war .
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The convention dissolved with the statement that , if its proposals in regard to the embargo and related matters should not be agreed to , and if the defence of the New England States should still be neglected , a further convention ...
The convention dissolved with the statement that , if its proposals in regard to the embargo and related matters should not be agreed to , and if the defence of the New England States should still be neglected , a further convention ...
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