Speeches of Messrs. Hayne and Webster in the United States Senate, on the Resolution of Mr. Foot, January, 1830Redding, 1852 - 84 Seiten |
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... palpable vio- lations of the constitution " had taken place , utterly destructive of their rights and interests , I should be the last man to deny their rights to resort to any constitutional measures for redress . But , sir , in any ...
... palpable vio- lations of the constitution " had taken place , utterly destructive of their rights and interests , I should be the last man to deny their rights to resort to any constitutional measures for redress . But , sir , in any ...
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... palpable , and deliberate violation of the con- stitution . " He calls it " an idle " or " a ridiculous notion , " or something to that effect , and added , that it would make the Union a " mere rope of sand . " Now , sir , as the ...
... palpable , and deliberate violation of the con- stitution . " He calls it " an idle " or " a ridiculous notion , " or something to that effect , and added , that it would make the Union a " mere rope of sand . " Now , sir , as the ...
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... palpable , and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact , the states who are parties there- to have the right , and are in duty bound , to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil , and for maintaining ...
... palpable , and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact , the states who are parties there- to have the right , and are in duty bound , to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil , and for maintaining ...
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... palpable , and dangerous breach of the constitution , by the exercise of powers not granted by it . ' It must be a case , not of a light and tran- sient nature , but of a nature dangerous to the great purposes for which the constitution ...
... palpable , and dangerous breach of the constitution , by the exercise of powers not granted by it . ' It must be a case , not of a light and tran- sient nature , but of a nature dangerous to the great purposes for which the constitution ...
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... palpable , and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact , the states who are parties there- to have the right , and are in duty bound , to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil , and for maintaining ...
... palpable , and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact , the states who are parties there- to have the right , and are in duty bound , to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil , and for maintaining ...
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Seite 82 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious union ; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerent ; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood...
Seite 37 - President, when the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in thick weather, and on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course.
Seite 65 - Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts — she needs none. There she is — behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history: the world knows it by heart. The past, at least, is secure. There is Boston, and Concord, and Lexington, and Bunker Hill — and there they will remain forever.
Seite 82 - I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe...
Seite 81 - I profess, Sir, in my career hitherto, to have kept steadily in view the prosperity and honor of the whole country, and the preservation of our Federal Union. It is to that Union we owe our safety at home, and our consideration and dignity abroad. It is to that Union that we are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country.
Seite 82 - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not. accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
Seite 67 - 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.
Seite 77 - There are in the constitution grants of powers to congress, and restrictions on those powers. There are, also, prohibitions on the states. Some authority must, therefore, necessarily exist, having the ultimate jurisdiction to fix and ascertain the interpretation of these grants, restrictions, and prohibitions. The constitution has itself pointed out, ordained, and established that authority. How has it accomplished this great and essential end ? By declaring, sir, that " the constitution, and the...
Seite 41 - Banquo, at whose bidding his spirit would not down. The honorable gentleman is fresh in his reading of the English classics, and can put me right if I am wrong; but, according to my poor recollection, it was at those who had begun with caresses and ended with foul and treacherous murder that the gory locks were shaken. The ghost of Banquo, like that of Hamlet, was an honest ghost. It disturbed no innocent man. It knew where its appearance would strike terror, and who would cry out, A ghost!
Seite 76 - I hold it to be a popular government, erected by the people, those who administer it responsible to the people, and itself capable of being amended and modified, just as the people may choose it should be. It is as popular, just as truly emanating from the people, as the state governments. It is created for one purpose; the state governments for another. It has its own powers ; they have theirs.