The National Political ManualE. B. Treat, 1872 - 418 pages |
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... . No preference shall be given , by any regulation of commerce or revenue , to the ports of one State over those of another ; nor shall vessels bound to or from one State be obliged CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES . 27.
... . No preference shall be given , by any regulation of commerce or revenue , to the ports of one State over those of another ; nor shall vessels bound to or from one State be obliged CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES . 27.
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... given in each State to the public acts , records , and judicial pro- ceedings of every other State . And the Congress may , by general laws , prescribe the manner in which such acts , records , and proceedings shall be proved , and the ...
... given in each State to the public acts , records , and judicial pro- ceedings of every other State . And the Congress may , by general laws , prescribe the manner in which such acts , records , and proceedings shall be proved , and the ...
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... given aid and comfort to the enemies there- of . But Congress may , by a vote of two - thirds of each House , remove such disabilities . § 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States authorized by law , including debts ...
... given aid and comfort to the enemies there- of . But Congress may , by a vote of two - thirds of each House , remove such disabilities . § 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States authorized by law , including debts ...
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... given to the executive authority making such demand , or to the agent of such authority appointed to receive the fugitive , and to cause the fugitive to be delivered to such agent when he shall appear . But if no such agent shall appear ...
... given to the executive authority making such demand , or to the agent of such authority appointed to receive the fugitive , and to cause the fugitive to be delivered to such agent when he shall appear . But if no such agent shall appear ...
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... given or declared , or shall harbor or conceal such person after notice that he or she was a fugitive from labor as aforesaid , shall , for either of the said offences , forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars . Which penalty ...
... given or declared , or shall harbor or conceal such person after notice that he or she was a fugitive from labor as aforesaid , shall , for either of the said offences , forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars . Which penalty ...
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Page 51 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 34 - States. 2. A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
Page 20 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Page 27 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Page 74 - ... the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained ; and since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment intrusted to the hands of the American people.
Page 33 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Page 203 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 223 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive...
Page 222 - Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth...
Page 196 - ... the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St.