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The history of her legislative proceedings may be traced ; the ephemeral effusions of temporary bodies , called together by the excitement of the occasion , may be hunted up— they have been hunted up . The opinions and votes of her ...
The history of her legislative proceedings may be traced ; the ephemeral effusions of temporary bodies , called together by the excitement of the occasion , may be hunted up— they have been hunted up . The opinions and votes of her ...
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... jurisdiction of South Carolina , or any other State , to prescribe my constitutional duty , or to settle , between me and the people , the validity of laws of Congress for which I have voted . I decline her umpirI have not sworn to ...
... jurisdiction of South Carolina , or any other State , to prescribe my constitutional duty , or to settle , between me and the people , the validity of laws of Congress for which I have voted . I decline her umpirI have not sworn to ...
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oath of office or otherwise , to come under any responsibility except to the people and those whom they have appointed to pass upon the question , whether laws , supported by my votes , conform to the Constitution of the country .
oath of office or otherwise , to come under any responsibility except to the people and those whom they have appointed to pass upon the question , whether laws , supported by my votes , conform to the Constitution of the country .
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If a majority of both Houses and Congress should , from any motive , be induced , deliberately , to exercise " powers not granted , " what prospect would there be of " arresting the progress of the evil , by a vote of three - fourths ?
If a majority of both Houses and Congress should , from any motive , be induced , deliberately , to exercise " powers not granted , " what prospect would there be of " arresting the progress of the evil , by a vote of three - fourths ?
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... in protest against the Democratic candidate , Andrew Jackson , and the Whig candidate , Henry Clay , both of whom had declared against nullification , voted for Governor John Floyd , of Virginia , a pronounced nullificationist .
... in protest against the Democratic candidate , Andrew Jackson , and the Whig candidate , Henry Clay , both of whom had declared against nullification , voted for Governor John Floyd , of Virginia , a pronounced nullificationist .
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| Title | Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861) Volume 5 of Great Debates in American History: From the Debates in the British Parliament on the Colonial Stamp Act (1764-1765) to the Debates in Congress at the Close of the Taft Administration (1912-1913), Marion Mills Miller |
| Editor | Marion Mills Miller |
| Contributors | United States. Congress, Great Britain. Parliament |
| Publisher | Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Oct 2010 |
| ISBN | 0810803860, 9780810803862 |
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