The Works, Volume 5Little, 1854 |
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... desire to answer objections which have been made to it , so far as I may be able , and to urge the necessity and importance of its passage . Fortunately , it is a subject which does not connect itself with any of the party contests of ...
... desire to answer objections which have been made to it , so far as I may be able , and to urge the necessity and importance of its passage . Fortunately , it is a subject which does not connect itself with any of the party contests of ...
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... desire to assign their property for the benefit of their creditors . In this respect , also , it differs from the former law , and from the law of Eng- land . The questions , then , are two : 1st . Can Congress constitu- tionally pass a ...
... desire to assign their property for the benefit of their creditors . In this respect , also , it differs from the former law , and from the law of Eng- land . The questions , then , are two : 1st . Can Congress constitu- tionally pass a ...
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... desires to make a surrender of his property , and be discharged from his debts . He will be told , You cannot have the benefit of the law as a cotton - planter ; it is made only for traders , or persons engaged in trade . Are you not a ...
... desires to make a surrender of his property , and be discharged from his debts . He will be told , You cannot have the benefit of the law as a cotton - planter ; it is made only for traders , or persons engaged in trade . Are you not a ...
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... . This shows that they desire the power to be exercised . Several States have , in the most solemn manner , made known their earnest wishes to Con- gress . If we still refuse , what is to 20 A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY .
... . This shows that they desire the power to be exercised . Several States have , in the most solemn manner , made known their earnest wishes to Con- gress . If we still refuse , what is to 20 A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY .
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... desire it ? What consideration of public good de- mands it ? Sir , we talk much , and talk warmly , of political liberty ; and well we may , for it is among the chief of public blessings . But who can enjoy political liberty if he is ...
... desire it ? What consideration of public good de- mands it ? Sir , we talk much , and talk warmly , of political liberty ; and well we may , for it is among the chief of public blessings . But who can enjoy political liberty if he is ...
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Page vii - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Page 488 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law ; a law which hears before it condemns ; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial. The meaning is, that every citizen shall hold his life, liberty, property, and immunities under the protection of the general rules which govern society. Everything which may pass under the form of an enactment is not therefore to be considered the law of the land.
Page 81 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 170 - Si quid novisti rectius istis, Candidas imperti ; si non, his utere mecum.
Page 149 - The parties mutually stipulate that each shall prepare, equip, and maintain in service, on the coast of Africa, a sufficient and adequate squadron, or naval force of vessels, of suitable numbers and descriptions, to carry in all not less than eighty guns, to enforce, separately and respectively, the laws, rights, and obligations of each of the two countries, for the suppression of the slave trade...
Page 341 - Third, new States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provision of the Federal Constitution.
Page 81 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 361 - ... without convulsion, may look the next hour to see the heavenly bodies rush from their spheres, and jostle against each other in the realms of space, without causing the wreck of the universe. There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession.
Page 361 - I hear with distress and anguish the word "secession," especially when it falls from the lips of those who are patriotic, and known to the country, and known all over the world, for their political services. Secession! Peaceable secession! Sir, your eyes and mine are never destined to see that miracle. The dismemberment of this vast country without convulsion! The breaking up of the fountains of the great deep without ruffling the surface! Who is so foolish, I beg every body's pardon, as to expect...
Page 419 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.