Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Nov. 13, 1820-April 14, 1824D. Appleton, 1858 |
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... relation as one of the States to its territory . Virginia , for ex - might be found one for a people making a con- ample , gave authority to the people of that part of her territory which is now Kentucky , to form a constitution . The ...
... relation as one of the States to its territory . Virginia , for ex - might be found one for a people making a con- ample , gave authority to the people of that part of her territory which is now Kentucky , to form a constitution . The ...
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... relation to the other States , must be attributed therefore to that principle of our Union , without which our National Government would retain as little perhaps of permanency as utility . The foundation of this article of the constitu ...
... relation to the other States , must be attributed therefore to that principle of our Union , without which our National Government would retain as little perhaps of permanency as utility . The foundation of this article of the constitu ...
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... relation to it , it did not impinge on the view that he should present , which admitted , for the opponents of Missouri , the position most favorable to them , that the constitution was now properly submitted for consideration , and for ...
... relation to it , it did not impinge on the view that he should present , which admitted , for the opponents of Missouri , the position most favorable to them , that the constitution was now properly submitted for consideration , and for ...
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... relation to property ; but , in regard to marriage in that particular in which , above all other things , we ought to pursue our own happiness , in our own way , he may not con- tract , but under certain circumstances , that is , with a ...
... relation to property ; but , in regard to marriage in that particular in which , above all other things , we ought to pursue our own happiness , in our own way , he may not con- tract , but under certain circumstances , that is , with a ...
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... relation of the question , however , to the slave- holding States , would furnish sufficient excuse to any member coming from that quarter of the Union , for wishing to bestow on it the fullest examination . But these rights are also ...
... relation of the question , however , to the slave- holding States , would furnish sufficient excuse to any member coming from that quarter of the Union , for wishing to bestow on it the fullest examination . But these rights are also ...
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Seite 39 - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, (paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted,) shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States...
Seite 131 - States in all respects whatever, upon the fundamental condition that the fourth clause of the twentysixth section of the third article of the constitution submitted on the part of said State to Congress, shall never be construed to authorize the passage of any law, and that no law shall be passed in conformity thereto, by which any citizen of either of the States in this Union shall be excluded from the enjoyment of any of the privileges and immunities to which such citizen is entitled under the...
Seite 56 - Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus ; and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
Seite 116 - That the inhabitants of that portion of the Missouri Territory included within the boundaries hereinafter designated, be, and they are hereby, authorized to form for themselves a constitution and State government, and to assume such name as they shall deem proper; and the said State, when formed, shall be admitted into the Union, upon an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatsoever.
Seite 56 - That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to and governed by the civil power.
Seite 126 - That in all that Territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of Thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Seite 147 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the United States...
Seite 38 - No person who denies the being of a God. or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State.
Seite 40 - Confederation, but according to some equitable ratio of representation, namely, in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, of every age, sex and condition...
Seite 56 - ... the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid; the diffusion of information and...