Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Containing His Early History and Political Career; Together with the Speeches, Messages, Proclamations and Other Official Documents Illustrative of His Eventful Administration |
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... court , by Chief Justice Taney , in the Dred Scott case , and the separate opinions of all the concurring judges , expressly declare that the Constitution of the United States neither permits Congress nor a Territorial Legislature , to ...
... court , by Chief Justice Taney , in the Dred Scott case , and the separate opinions of all the concurring judges , expressly declare that the Constitution of the United States neither permits Congress nor a Territorial Legislature , to ...
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... Court decision , declaring that the Constitution of the United States does not permit a State to exclude slavery from its limits . And this may especially be expected if the doctrine of ' care not whether slavery be voted down or voted ...
... Court decision , declaring that the Constitution of the United States does not permit a State to exclude slavery from its limits . And this may especially be expected if the doctrine of ' care not whether slavery be voted down or voted ...
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... Courts . THE PEOPLE OF THESE UNITED STATES ARE THE RIGHTFUL MASTERS OF BOTH Congresses anD COURTS , not to overthrow the Constitution , but to overthrow the men who pervert that Constitution . " In the spring of 1860 , Mr. Lincoln ...
... Courts . THE PEOPLE OF THESE UNITED STATES ARE THE RIGHTFUL MASTERS OF BOTH Congresses anD COURTS , not to overthrow the Constitution , but to overthrow the men who pervert that Constitution . " In the spring of 1860 , Mr. Lincoln ...
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... Court in the Dred Scott case , plant themselves upon the fifth amendment , which provides that ' no person shall be deprived of property without due process of law ; ' while Senator Douglas and his peculiar adherents plant themselves ...
... Court in the Dred Scott case , plant themselves upon the fifth amendment , which provides that ' no person shall be deprived of property without due process of law ; ' while Senator Douglas and his peculiar adherents plant themselves ...
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... Court has decided the disputed Constitutional question in your favor . Not quite so . But waiving the lawyer's distinction between dictum and decision , the Courts have decided the question for you in a sort of way . The Courts have ...
... Court has decided the disputed Constitutional question in your favor . Not quite so . But waiving the lawyer's distinction between dictum and decision , the Courts have decided the question for you in a sort of way . The Courts have ...
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