 | 1883 - 818 sidor
...law of the United States" he says, " is incompatible with the existence of the Union, contra dieted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, unauthorized...spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it is founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed. To say that any State may... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1090 sidor
...understanding, who hears the question, will give such an answer as will preserve the Union. Metaphysical subtlety, in pursuit of an impracticable theory, could...assumed by one State, INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTENCE OP THE UNION, CONTRADICTED EXPRESSLY BY THE LETTER OF THE CONSTITUTION, UNAUTHORIZED BY ITS SPIRIT,... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - 1887 - 344 sidor
...off another to the entire country, and particularly to all nullifiers. In it he said : " I consider the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed...unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle upon which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed." Some of the... | |
 | Carl Schurz - 1887 - 442 sidor
...other manner, its character is the same. ... I consider the power to annul a law of the United States incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed. . . . Our Constitution does not contain... | |
 | Erastus Otis Haven - 1888 - 602 sidor
...understanding, who hears the question, will give such an answer as will preserve the Union. Metaphysical subtlety, in pursuit of an impracticable theory, could...calculated to destroy it. I consider, then, the power to aunnl a law of the United States, assumed by one State, incompatiblt with the existence of the Union,... | |
 | Charles Burr Todd - 1889 - 464 sidor
...was promptly met by President Jackson's equally famous message, in which he declared : "I consider the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed...unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle upon which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed." This message... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1891 - 852 sidor
...understanding, who hears the question, will give such an answer as will preserve the Union. Metaphysical subtlety, in pursuit of an impracticable theory, could...United States, assumed by one State, incompatible icith the existence of the Union, contradicted exprcsaly by the leitrr of the Constitution, unauthorized... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1891 - 858 sidor
...preserve the Union. Metaphysical subtlety, in pursuit of an impracticable theory, could alono huvo doviscd one that is calculated to destroy it. " I consider, then, the power to annul a law of tho United States, assumed by ono State, inannpfitiblc with the existence of the Union, contradicted... | |
 | Elisha Benjamin Andrews - 1894 - 384 sidor
...;^iu§,^iie. ... I ' .— 'a^ ^'-^ "S* ^"a^ ^oa^ * ^-^ consider the power to annul a law of the United States incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed. . . . Our Constitution does not contain... | |
 | Elisha Benjamin Andrews - 1894 - 384 sidor
...other manner, its character is the same. ... I consider the power to annul a law of the United States incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed. . . . Our Constitution does not contain... | |
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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, unauthorised by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle... 
