The Lost Principle: Or, The Sectional Equilibrium: how it was Created--how Destroyed--how it May be RestoredJ. Woodhouse, 1860 - 266 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 19
... proposed to proportion rep- resentation in Congress according to the number of inhabi- tants taken in the gross . These two propositions respectively contain the extreme pretensions of the two sections . It will be discovered , in the ...
... proposed to proportion rep- resentation in Congress according to the number of inhabi- tants taken in the gross . These two propositions respectively contain the extreme pretensions of the two sections . It will be discovered , in the ...
Σελίδα 22
... proposed in an act of Congress as a mea- sure of taxation , and which had commanded the concurrence of eleven out of thirteen States . The reason of this , and the connexion between the two propositions , will hereafter be ex- amined ...
... proposed in an act of Congress as a mea- sure of taxation , and which had commanded the concurrence of eleven out of thirteen States . The reason of this , and the connexion between the two propositions , will hereafter be ex- amined ...
Σελίδα 23
... proposed settlement was first assailed by the small States ; and one of the expedi- ents proposed by that interest for the settlement of the dis- pute exhibits , in striking colors , the deep - seated apprehension , unfounded as it was ...
... proposed settlement was first assailed by the small States ; and one of the expedi- ents proposed by that interest for the settlement of the dis- pute exhibits , in striking colors , the deep - seated apprehension , unfounded as it was ...
Σελίδα 25
... proposed basis , by a single member of the Convention , but , let it be borne in mind , a member speaking for the whole South , and speaking to the whole North . I will proceed to collect all the passages from the succeeding debate ...
... proposed basis , by a single member of the Convention , but , let it be borne in mind , a member speaking for the whole South , and speaking to the whole North . I will proceed to collect all the passages from the succeeding debate ...
Σελίδα 27
... proposed that a committee , consist- ing of a member from each State , should be appointed . The proposition to refer covered only the eighth resolution ; as yet the seventh resolution had not been assailed . But the bile of anti ...
... proposed that a committee , consist- ing of a member from each State , should be appointed . The proposition to refer covered only the eighth resolution ; as yet the seventh resolution had not been assailed . But the bile of anti ...
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Σελίδα 15 - For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.
Σελίδα 248 - ... delegate ; and the delegates of a state or any of them, at his or their request, shall be furnished with a transcript of the said journal, except such...
Σελίδα 247 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Σελίδα 9 - In order to justify a resort to revolutionary resistance, the federal government must be guilty of "a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise" of powers not granted by the Constitution.
Σελίδα 20 - Congress be authorized to make such requisitions in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, of every age, sex, and condition, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and three-fifths of all other persons not comprehended in the foregoing description, except Indians not paying taxes...
Σελίδα 10 - ... limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact; as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; and that, 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...
Σελίδα 245 - That the legislative and executive powers of the State should be separate and distinct from the judiciary; and that the members of the two first may be restrained from oppression, by feeling and participating the burdens of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station...
Σελίδα 258 - February 21, 1787, and was ratified by the conventions of the several states, as follows, viz.: By convention of Delaware...
Σελίδα 246 - That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed; nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Σελίδα 211 - The migration or importation of such persons as the several states, now existing, shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the legislature prior to the year 1800; but a tax or duty may be imposed on such migration or importation, at a rate not exceeding the average of the duties laid on imports.