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...equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both Northern and Southern. liesolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...by the experiment of war, during which, under the preteusa of a military necessity of a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...

...The most noteworthy resolution was the following: " Resolved, That this convention does explicetly declare, as the sense of the American people, that...experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of military necessity or war power, higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded...

...The most noteworthy resolution was the following: " Resolved^ That this convention does explicetly declare, as the sense of the American people, that...experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of military necessity or war power, higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded...

...welfare and prosperity of all the States, both Northern and Southern. Resolved, That this Convention doea explicitly declare, as the sense of the American people,...which, under the pretense of a military necessity of a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every...

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...equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both Northern and Southern. Resolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...after four years of failure to "restore the Union by experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of military necessity or war power higher than...