 | United States. Congress. House - 1835 - 1436 sidor
...the constitution, is especially bound to avoid in its own action, any thing that may disturb them. I would, therefore, call the special attention of Congress...circulation in the Southern States, through the mail, oí incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection. Ifelt ittobemydutyin... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1836 - 680 sidor
...the President recommended. One part of the message he would refer to, which»was in these words: "I would, therefore, call the special attention of Congress...through the mail, of incendiary publications, intended tu instigate the slaves to insurrection." This was clearly unconstitutional; for it not only recommended... | |
 | 1836 - 96 sidor
...have engaged in these unconstitutional and wicked attempts.' And you proceed to suggest to Congress, ' the propriety of passing such a law as will prohibit,...the circulation in the Southern states, through the mails, of incendiary publications, intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection.' A servile insurrection,... | |
 | Peter Force - 1836 - 450 sidor
...the constitution, is especially bonnrf to avoid in its own action, any thing that may disturb them. I would, therefore, call the special attention of Congress...the subject, and respectfully suggest the propriety (if passing such a law as will prohibit, under severe penalties, the circulation in the Southern Slates,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - 680 sidor
...February 4, 1836. The message recommends that Congress should pass a law to punish the transmission, through the mail, of incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection. It of course assumes for Congress a right to determine what papers are incendiary and intended to excite... | |
 | Andrew Jackson - 1837 - 448 sidor
...the Constitution, is especially bound to avoid in its own action, any thing that may disturb them. I would therefore, call the special attention of Congress...intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection. I felt it to be my duty, in the first message which I communicated to Congress, to urge upon its attention... | |
 | United States. President (1829-1837 : Jackson) - 1837 - 460 sidor
...the Constitution, is especially bound to avoid in its own action, any thing that may disturb them. I would therefore, call the special attention of Congress...passing such a law as will prohibit, under severe penal- • ties, the circulation in the Southern States, through the mail, of incendiary publications... | |
 | William Jay - 1839 - 232 sidor
...have engaged in these unconstitutional and wicked attempts.' And you proceed to suggest to Congress, ' the propriety of passing such a law as will prohibit,...the circulation in the southern States, through the mails, of incendiary publications, intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection.' "A servile insurrection,... | |
 | William Jay - 1839 - 236 sidor
...President. On the opening of Congress, President Jackson in his message, recommended the " passing of such a law as will prohibit under severe penalties, the circulation in the southern Slates through the mails, of incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection."... | |
 | United States. President - 1842 - 794 sidor
...the constitution, is especially bound to avoid in its own action, anything that may disturb them. I would, therefore, call the special attention of Congress...intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection. I felt it to be my duty, in the first message which I communicated to Congress, to urge upon its attention... | |
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I would therefore call the special attention of Congress to the subject, and respectfully suggest the propriety of passing such a law as will prohibit, under severe penalties, the circulation in the Southern States, through the mail, of incendiary publications... 
