Teachings of Patriots and Statesmen: Or, The "Founders of the Republic" on Slavery |
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... body were taken by Mr. Madison and Mr. Yates ; the latter , however , left the Conven- tion before its adjournment , and hence did not take them fully . I have carefully compiled , from both these sources , everything that was said and ...
... body were taken by Mr. Madison and Mr. Yates ; the latter , however , left the Conven- tion before its adjournment , and hence did not take them fully . I have carefully compiled , from both these sources , everything that was said and ...
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... body on the power of Congress to restrict slavery in the territories of the United States . A succinct and careful his- tory of the difficulty is given , together with ex- tracts from the speeches of the most prominent statesmen of that ...
... body on the power of Congress to restrict slavery in the territories of the United States . A succinct and careful his- tory of the difficulty is given , together with ex- tracts from the speeches of the most prominent statesmen of that ...
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... body , ap- prove the same . The colonies seem to have been singularly tardy in ratifying the articles . They were not ratified by Maryland till the 30th of January , 1781 ; New Jersey and Delaware also withheld their consent till some ...
... body , ap- prove the same . The colonies seem to have been singularly tardy in ratifying the articles . They were not ratified by Maryland till the 30th of January , 1781 ; New Jersey and Delaware also withheld their consent till some ...
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... body of the people together , they would determine the question submitted to them by their authority . Why should not the same majority decide , when voting here by their representatives ? The larger colonies are so providentially ...
... body of the people together , they would determine the question submitted to them by their authority . Why should not the same majority decide , when voting here by their representatives ? The larger colonies are so providentially ...
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... body votes by States ; the Helvetic body does the same ; and so does the Belgic confederacy . That too little is known of the ancient confederations to say what was their practice . Mr. Wilson thought that taxation should be in propor ...
... body votes by States ; the Helvetic body does the same ; and so does the Belgic confederacy . That too little is known of the ancient confederations to say what was their practice . Mr. Wilson thought that taxation should be in propor ...
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