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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... preserved , while it suits local and temporary purposes to preserve it ; and to be sundered whenever it shall be found to thwart such purposes . Union , of itself , is considered by the disciples of this school as hardly a good . It is ...
... preserved , while it suits local and temporary purposes to preserve it ; and to be sundered whenever it shall be found to thwart such purposes . Union , of itself , is considered by the disciples of this school as hardly a good . It is ...
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... preservation of the Union by the only means by which she believes it can be long preserved- a firm , manly , and steady resistance against usurpation . The measures of the Federal Government , have , it is true , prostrated her ...
... preservation of the Union by the only means by which she believes it can be long preserved- a firm , manly , and steady resistance against usurpation . The measures of the Federal Government , have , it is true , prostrated her ...
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... preserving . And , if its plain provisions shall now be disregarded , and these new doc- trines interpolated in it ... preserve , and wisely to administer it . I cannot persuade myself to relinquish this subject without expressing once ...
... preserving . And , if its plain provisions shall now be disregarded , and these new doc- trines interpolated in it ... preserve , and wisely to administer it . I cannot persuade myself to relinquish this subject without expressing once ...
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... preserving liberty , when the bonds that unite us to- gether shall be broken asunder . I have not accustomed myself ... preserved , but how tol- erable might be the condition of the people , when it shall be broken up and destroyed ...
... preserving liberty , when the bonds that unite us to- gether shall be broken asunder . I have not accustomed myself ... preserved , but how tol- erable might be the condition of the people , when it shall be broken up and destroyed ...
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... preserve for it the character intended by its framers . The scheme has worked well . It has exceeded the hopes of ... preservation of the constitutional rights of the States and of the people . I now proceed to show that it is perfectly ...
... preserve for it the character intended by its framers . The scheme has worked well . It has exceeded the hopes of ... preservation of the constitutional rights of the States and of the people . I now proceed to show that it is perfectly ...
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