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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... things , to separate Caro- lina from Old , more , or rather , than from New England ? And now , sir , what I have first to say on this subject is that at no time and under no circumstances has New England , or any State in New England ...
... things , to separate Caro- lina from Old , more , or rather , than from New England ? And now , sir , what I have first to say on this subject is that at no time and under no circumstances has New England , or any State in New England ...
Page 57
... thing ? Sir , I deny the whole doc- trine . It has not a foot of ground in the Constitution to stand . No public man of reputation ever advanced it in Massa- chusetts in the warmest times , or could maintain himself upon it there at any ...
... thing ? Sir , I deny the whole doc- trine . It has not a foot of ground in the Constitution to stand . No public man of reputation ever advanced it in Massa- chusetts in the warmest times , or could maintain himself upon it there at any ...
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... things which are past . Having consti- tuted the Government and declared its powers , the people have further said that , since somebody must decide on the extent of these powers , the Government shall itself decide ; subject , al- ways ...
... things which are past . Having consti- tuted the Government and declared its powers , the people have further said that , since somebody must decide on the extent of these powers , the Government shall itself decide ; subject , al- ways ...
Page 61
... thing can be done , an ingenious man can tell how it is to be done . Now , I wish to be informed how this State interference is to be put in practice without violence , bloodshed , and rebellion . We will take the existing case of the ...
... thing can be done , an ingenious man can tell how it is to be done . Now , I wish to be informed how this State interference is to be put in practice without violence , bloodshed , and rebellion . We will take the existing case of the ...
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... thing concerning their rights in this matter . They would in- quire whether it was not somewhat dangerous to resist a law of the United States . What would be the nature of their offence , they would wish to learn , if they , by ...
... thing concerning their rights in this matter . They would in- quire whether it was not somewhat dangerous to resist a law of the United States . What would be the nature of their offence , they would wish to learn , if they , by ...
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