American Annual Register, Volume 8Joseph Blunt W. Jackson, 1835 |
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... stitution for himself , was an ex- ample of insubordination , that too many were ready to follow . His intimation , that " the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes , " tended to ex- cite the ...
... stitution for himself , was an ex- ample of insubordination , that too many were ready to follow . His intimation , that " the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes , " tended to ex- cite the ...
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... and aiding Georgia in violating the treaties of the federal gov- ernment , it was said , had been approved of by the people , and the obligations of treaties , and the injunctions of the con- stitution , were no 3 PUBLIC FEELING . 17.
... and aiding Georgia in violating the treaties of the federal gov- ernment , it was said , had been approved of by the people , and the obligations of treaties , and the injunctions of the con- stitution , were no 3 PUBLIC FEELING . 17.
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... stitution , were no longer to be urged in opposition to this final decision . The rechartering of the United States bank , -a question depending upon the condition of the country , and requiring for a correct decision both financial ...
... stitution , were no longer to be urged in opposition to this final decision . The rechartering of the United States bank , -a question depending upon the condition of the country , and requiring for a correct decision both financial ...
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... stitution , and our liberty . Every created animate existence has , it is said , from its birth , the princi- ple of decay . The same might be said , he feared , of political systems , and in ours , the cause upon which they were now ...
... stitution , and our liberty . Every created animate existence has , it is said , from its birth , the princi- ple of decay . The same might be said , he feared , of political systems , and in ours , the cause upon which they were now ...
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... stitution of the United States , cer- tain powers are delegated to the general government , and those not delegated ... stitutional law , tacitly yield the whole doctrine of nullification , by the implied admission that any ...
... stitution of the United States , cer- tain powers are delegated to the general government , and those not delegated ... stitutional law , tacitly yield the whole doctrine of nullification , by the implied admission that any ...
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Page 323 - I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed.
Page 27 - ... keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope" — we have presumed to court the assistance of the friends of the drama to strengthen our infant institution.
Page 132 - The inhabitants of their respective States shall, mutually, have liberty to enter the ports, places, and rivers of the territories of each party, wherever foreign commerce is permitted. They shall be at liberty to sojourn and reside in all parts whatsoever of said territories, in order to attend to their affairs, and they shall enjoy, to that effect, the same security and protection as natives of the country wherein they reside, on condition of their submitting to the laws and ordinances there prevailing,...
Page 139 - However gross a heresy it may be to maintain that a party to a compact has a right to revoke that compact, the doctrine itself has had respectable advocates. The possibility of a question of this nature proves the necessity of laying the foundations of our national government deeper than in the mere sanction of delegated authority. The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original...
Page 160 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
Page 104 - Because the Union was formed by compact, it is said the parties to that compact may, when they feel themselves aggrieved, depart from it, but it is precisely because it is a compact that they cannot. A compact is an agreement or binding obligation. It may by its terms have a sanction or penalty for its breach, or it may not.
Page 110 - ... disunion, by armed force, is TREASON. Are you really ready to incur its guilt ? If you are, on the heads of the instigators of the act be the dreadful consequences; on their heads be the dishonor, but on yours may fall the punishment. On your unhappy State will inevitably fall all the evils of the conflict you force upon the government of your country.
Page 107 - to take care that the laws be faithfully executed" shall be performed to the extent of the powers already vested in me by law, or of such...
Page 123 - Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Page 295 - That his Excellency, the Governor, be, and he is hereby, requested...