| United States. Congress - Law - 1838 - 684 pages
...their obligations and oaths? How can the members of her Legislature renounce their own oaths? Sir, secession, as a revolutionary right, is intelligible; as a right to be proclaimed amidst civil commotions, and asserted at the head of armies, I can understand it. But as a practical... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 686 pages
...their obligations and oaths? How can the members of her Legislature renounce their own oaths? Sir, secession, as a revolutionary right, is intelligible; as a right to be proclaimed amidst civil commotions, and asserted at the head of armies, lean understand it. But as a practical... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 684 pages
...their obligations and oaths? How can the members of her Legislature renounce their own oaths? Sir, secession, as a revolutionary right, is intelligible; as a right to be proclaimed amidst civil commotions, and asserted at the head of armies, I can understand it. But as a practical... | |
| United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1859 - 822 pages
...their obligations and oaths ? How can the members of her Legislature renounce their own oaths? Sir, secession, as a revolutionary right, is intelligible ; as a right to be proclaimed amidst civil commotions, and asserted at the head of armies, I can understand it. But as a practical... | |
| John Lothrop Motley - Secession - 1861 - 38 pages
...said Daniel Webster, in the Senate, nearly thirty years ago, in words that now sound prophetic, — "is intelligible. As a right to be proclaimed in the...and in conformity with. its provisions, it seems to be nothing but an absurdity, for it supposes resistance to Government under authority of Government... | |
| John Lothrop Motley - History - 1861 - 36 pages
...said Daniel Webster in the Senate, nearly thirty years ago, in words that now sound prophetic — > "is intelligible. As a right to be proclaimed in the...and in conformity with its provisions, it seems to be nothing but an absurdity, for it supposes resistance to government under the authority of government... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 pages
...obligations and oaths ? How can the members of her legislature renounce their own oaths ? * 10. Sir, secession, as a revolutionary right, is intelligible...commotions, and asserted at the head of armies, I caii understand it. But as a practical right, existing under the Constitution, and in conformity with... | |
| Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1879 - 780 pages
...the provisions of what was called "the Constitutional Compact," and revolution. "Secession," he says, ts further extension. We have slavery already amongst...it solemn guaranties. To the full extent of these nothing but a plain absurdity ; for it supposes resistance to government, under the authority of government... | |
| Edwin Percy Whipple - Literary Criticism - 1887 - 360 pages
...provisions of what was called " the Constitutional Compact," and revolution. " Secession," he says, " as a revolutionary right, is intelligible ; as a right...in conformity with its provisions, it seems to me nothing but a plain absurdity ; for it supposes resistance to government, under the authority of government... | |
| Speeches, addresses, etc - 1900 - 448 pages
...their obligations and oaths ? How can the members of her Legislature renounce their own oaths ? Sir, secession, as a revolutionary right, is intelligible;...asserted at the head of armies, I can understand it. Bat as a practical right, existing under the Constitution, and in conformity with its provisions, it... | |
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