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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Page 61
... live under . To avoid all possibility of being misunderstood , allow me to repeat again , in the fullest manner , that I claim no powers for the Government by forced or unfair construction . I admit that it is a Government of strictly ...
... live under . To avoid all possibility of being misunderstood , allow me to repeat again , in the fullest manner , that I claim no powers for the Government by forced or unfair construction . I admit that it is a Government of strictly ...
Page 77
... live with us upon the terms of equal rights , I tell you in the language of plain truth , to which , per- haps , you are unaccustomed , we shall certainly part from you , and part , I hope , in peace . Then you may hug to yourselves ...
... live with us upon the terms of equal rights , I tell you in the language of plain truth , to which , per- haps , you are unaccustomed , we shall certainly part from you , and part , I hope , in peace . Then you may hug to yourselves ...
Page 87
... lives ; as you prize the peace of your country , the lives of its best citizens , and your own fair fame , to retrace ... live , as the authors of the first attack on the Constitution of your country . Its destroyers you cannot be . You ...
... lives ; as you prize the peace of your country , the lives of its best citizens , and your own fair fame , to retrace ... live , as the authors of the first attack on the Constitution of your country . Its destroyers you cannot be . You ...
Page 95
... lives of the people ? Let us at least wait to see the course of measures . We can never be too tardy in commenc- ing ... live . Senator Calhoun introduced the following resolu- tions : " Resolved , That the people of the several States ...
... lives of the people ? Let us at least wait to see the course of measures . We can never be too tardy in commenc- ing ... live . Senator Calhoun introduced the following resolu- tions : " Resolved , That the people of the several States ...
Page 127
... lives . On that point , I presume , there can be no diversity of opinion . The question then arises : what rights and privileges are consistent with the public good ? This is a question which each State and each Territory must decide ...
... lives . On that point , I presume , there can be no diversity of opinion . The question then arises : what rights and privileges are consistent with the public good ? This is a question which each State and each Territory must decide ...
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