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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... whole is exercised by Congress , under authority granted them in the common Con- stitution . The legislative power of each State is exercised by assemblies deriving their authority from the constitution of the State . Each is sovereign ...
... whole is exercised by Congress , under authority granted them in the common Con- stitution . The legislative power of each State is exercised by assemblies deriving their authority from the constitution of the State . Each is sovereign ...
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... whole States in the Federal Government , and diminished the affection of large masses of the people to the Union itself , and the abandonment of the degrading sys- tem which considers the people as incapable of wisely directing their ...
... whole States in the Federal Government , and diminished the affection of large masses of the people to the Union itself , and the abandonment of the degrading sys- tem which considers the people as incapable of wisely directing their ...
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... whole frame and constitution of her civil polity be impaired and deranged , if not dissolved entirely . Deeply impressed with these considerations , the represen- tatives of the good people of this commonwealth , anxiously de- siring to ...
... whole frame and constitution of her civil polity be impaired and deranged , if not dissolved entirely . Deeply impressed with these considerations , the represen- tatives of the good people of this commonwealth , anxiously de- siring to ...
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... whole Union . She had surrendered what , upon the consideration of wealth , would have placed her among the most opulent States in the Union had she retained it . And she had done it for no other compensation , with no other inten- tion ...
... whole Union . She had surrendered what , upon the consideration of wealth , would have placed her among the most opulent States in the Union had she retained it . And she had done it for no other compensation , with no other inten- tion ...
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... whole Amer- ican people , solemnly protest against the system of protecting duties as " unconstitutional , oppressive , and unjust . ' We de- sire that this record may bear witness for us to all future times , that we have earnestly ...
... whole Amer- ican people , solemnly protest against the system of protecting duties as " unconstitutional , oppressive , and unjust . ' We de- sire that this record may bear witness for us to all future times , that we have earnestly ...
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