Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861)Marion Mills Miller Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 - Civil rights |
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Marion Mills Miller. port of the proceedings in the legislature . It is as fol- lows : " To be explicit , sir , I consider the co - States to be alone par- ties to the Federal compact , and solely authorized to judge in the last resort ...
Marion Mills Miller. port of the proceedings in the legislature . It is as fol- lows : " To be explicit , sir , I consider the co - States to be alone par- ties to the Federal compact , and solely authorized to judge in the last resort ...
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... legislature by Mr. William Murray , of Franklin county , who alone opposed the resolutions from the beginning to the end . Mr. Murray pointed out that the " Constitu- tion of the United States was rendered necessary by want of energy in ...
... legislature by Mr. William Murray , of Franklin county , who alone opposed the resolutions from the beginning to the end . Mr. Murray pointed out that the " Constitu- tion of the United States was rendered necessary by want of energy in ...
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... legislatures of the vari- ous States . All but Virginia replying in opposition to them , the Kentucky legislature added a supplementary resolution which contained the assertion that : The several States which formed the Constitution ...
... legislatures of the vari- ous States . All but Virginia replying in opposition to them , the Kentucky legislature added a supplementary resolution which contained the assertion that : The several States which formed the Constitution ...
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... legislature had in mind , as a last resort . The resolutions do not speak any- where of the right of a State , but use the plural number , States . Virginia exercises the right that pertains to a State -- all the right that , in the ...
... legislature had in mind , as a last resort . The resolutions do not speak any- where of the right of a State , but use the plural number , States . Virginia exercises the right that pertains to a State -- all the right that , in the ...
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... legislature , as a protest against it . They are much like the Resolutions of 1798 , but conclude by demand- ing an amendment to the Constitution to grant the doubtful power , and by promising for the State and imposing upon the ...
... legislature , as a protest against it . They are much like the Resolutions of 1798 , but conclude by demand- ing an amendment to the Constitution to grant the doubtful power , and by promising for the State and imposing upon the ...
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