Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Nov. 13, 1820-April 14, 1824D. Appleton, 1858 |
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... independence- [ Mr. LOWNDES here explained what point of time he referred to . It was at the moment when , the question having been formally pro- posed to the people of Missouri , whether they chose to form a constitution and State ...
... independence- [ Mr. LOWNDES here explained what point of time he referred to . It was at the moment when , the question having been formally pro- posed to the people of Missouri , whether they chose to form a constitution and State ...
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... independence of a State , the chance of their not concurring in their views of the subject , and the incongruity which would result from such a disagreement . South Carolina had not considered them of so great weight ; but Mr. S. said ...
... independence of a State , the chance of their not concurring in their views of the subject , and the incongruity which would result from such a disagreement . South Carolina had not considered them of so great weight ; but Mr. S. said ...
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... independence ? Or was this House to give way , right or wrong ? True , Mr. S. said , Congress had been much divided in opinion on the question of the last session , and they might be on this . But , as far as gentlemen might think the ...
... independence ? Or was this House to give way , right or wrong ? True , Mr. S. said , Congress had been much divided in opinion on the question of the last session , and they might be on this . But , as far as gentlemen might think the ...
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... independence ; they were of course the best capable of judging , and were the only persons who had the right to judge whether these free people were embraced in the general terms of their constitutions . [ H. OF R. of manumitted slaves ...
... independence ; they were of course the best capable of judging , and were the only persons who had the right to judge whether these free people were embraced in the general terms of their constitutions . [ H. OF R. of manumitted slaves ...
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... independence was declared ? What was their conduct which led to the long and bloody war which terminated in the acknowledgment of our independence ? The very language which we are holding , and the very conduct we are pursuing towards ...
... independence was declared ? What was their conduct which led to the long and bloody war which terminated in the acknowledgment of our independence ? The very language which we are holding , and the very conduct we are pursuing towards ...
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Էջ 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...
Էջ 56 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority ; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith...
Էջ 261 - Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Էջ 114 - 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.
Էջ 336 - An Act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to preserve Peace on the Frontiers...
Էջ 129 - Provided, That the legislature of the said State, by a solemn public act, shall declare the assent of the said State to the said fundamental condition, and shall transmit to the President of the United States on or before the fourth Monday in November next an authentic copy of the said act; upon the receipt whereof the President, by proclamation, shall announce the fact; whereupon, and without any further proceeding on the part of Congress, the admission of the said State into this Union shall be...
Էջ 365 - ... understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have 'to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other Power or State to any part of the said country ; the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes and differences amongst themselves.
Էջ 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.
Էջ 130 - 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 Constitution of the United States...
Էջ 38 - No person who denies the being' of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State.