 | 1901 - 694 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle upon which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed." the people. In one of his messages he wrote : "Our system of government was by its framers deemed an... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - 1901 - 664 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed." He concluded his proclamation with an affectionate appeal to the people of South Carolina, whom he... | |
 | Charles Van Doren, Charles Lincoln Van Doren, Robert McHenry - 1971 - 1530 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed. 687,502 to 530,189. Van Buren is elected Vice-President with 189 electoral votes. Nov. 24. Despite... | |
 | Stephen Skowronek - 1997 - 592 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed."^ He followed up a few weeks later with a proposal to Congress, which became known as the Force Bill,... | |
 | Jonathan M. Atkins - 1997 - 398 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed."3 After arguing against the legitimacy of both nullification and secession, Jackson warned... | |
 | David Brion Davis, Steven Mintz - 1998 - 607 էջ
...LETTER OF THE CONSTITUTION, UNAUTHORIZED BY ITS SPIRIT, INCONSISTENT WITH EVERY PRINCIPLE ON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED, AND DESTRUCTIVE OF THE GREAT OBJECT FOR WHICH IT WAS FORMED." In surprisingly strong language defining his own duty as president — and anticipating the stand later... | |
 | Peter Dennis Bathory, Nancy Lynn Schwartz - 2001 - 340 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed."30 He expressly denied the Jeffersonian notion that the Union is merely a product of an agreement... | |
 | John Phillip Reid - 2000 - 500 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed."230 He rejected the assertion that the Union rested on a "compact between sovereign States... | |
 | Michael Waldman - 363 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent u-ith every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was farmed. . . .The people of the United States formed the Constitution, acting through the State legislatures... | |
 | Larry D. Kramer - 2004 - 376 էջ
...letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on 'which it 'was founded, and destructive of the great object for 'which it was formed."64 A month later, Jackson followed up with a request to Congress for authorization to deal... | |
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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, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle... 
