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... believed , would be no unacceptable offering at the present time . Throughout the whole period from 1811 up to the pres- ent time he has served the Union in the various capacities of Represent- ative , Secretary of War , Vice ...
... believed , would be no unacceptable offering at the present time . Throughout the whole period from 1811 up to the pres- ent time he has served the Union in the various capacities of Represent- ative , Secretary of War , Vice ...
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... believed to be the most competent to serve them at so trying a period . The eyes of the congressional district in which Mr. Calhoun resided were turned towards him , and he was elected by an overwhelming majority over his opponent ...
... believed to be the most competent to serve them at so trying a period . The eyes of the congressional district in which Mr. Calhoun resided were turned towards him , and he was elected by an overwhelming majority over his opponent ...
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... believed duty and the interest of the country required it , to place himself above all party considerations , and to expose manfully the defects of a system which had been so long cherished and defended by the party to which he belonged ...
... believed duty and the interest of the country required it , to place himself above all party considerations , and to expose manfully the defects of a system which had been so long cherished and defended by the party to which he belonged ...
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... believed that the whole country is disposed to do ample justice to the patriot- ism , the intelligence , and ability with which he performed his part during this eventful period of our history . tees . The first incident that will be ...
... believed that the whole country is disposed to do ample justice to the patriot- ism , the intelligence , and ability with which he performed his part during this eventful period of our history . tees . The first incident that will be ...
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... believed that the act never con- templated a case of the kind , and that to enforce , under such circumstances , a forfeiture amounting to millions , which would embrace a large class of citizens , would be against the spirit of the ...
... believed that the act never con- templated a case of the kind , and that to enforce , under such circumstances , a forfeiture amounting to millions , which would embrace a large class of citizens , would be against the spirit of the ...
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Sida 39 - ... in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them.
Sida 45 - That to this compact each state acceded as a state, and is an integral party, its co-states forming as to itself, the other party: That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers...
Sida 39 - That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and measure of redress.
Sida 37 - To avoid these evils it appears to me that the most safe, just, and federal disposition which could be made of the surplus revenue would be its apportionment among the several States according to their ratio of representation, and should this measure not be found warranted by the Constitution that it would be expedient to propose to the States an amendment authorizing it.
Sida 42 - That the several states who formed that instrument being sovereign and independent, have the unquestionable right to judge of the infraction ; and, That a Nullification by those sovereignties, of all unauthorized acts done under color of that instrument is the rightful remedy...
Sida 63 - States of this Union, composes an important part of their domestic institutions, inherited from their ancestors, and existing at the adoption of the Constitution...
Sida 63 - Resolved, That this Government was instituted and adopted by the several states of this Union as a common agent, in order to carry into effect the powers which they had delegated by the Constitution for their mutual security and prosperity . and that, in fulfilment of this high and sacred trust, this Government is bound...