Nullification and Secession in the United States: A History of the Six Attempts During the First Century of the RepublicThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2002 - 461 strani A study of sucession and nullification movements in the United States from the nullification resolutions of 1798 to the American Civil War. Powell proposes that the secession of the southern states in 1861 was not a unique event in American history, but the culmination of a tradition as old as the nation. Indeed, he argues, it was an expression of the "intense individualism which was the most potent factor in the creation of the republic" (Preface). Sensitive to the continued animosity between the North and South, Powell hoped that the historical context provided by his study would help to promote a spirit of reconciliation. The six attempts at nullification and secession that he examines are: - the Nullification Resolutions of 1798 - the plot for a northern confederacy (1803-1804) - the Burr plot (1805-1806) - New England nullification and the Hartford Convention (1812-1814) - South Carolina's attempts at nullification (1832) - the secession of 11 states and creation of the confederacy (1861). |
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... Republicans . APPENDIX TO CHAPTER III .- ( 1 ) The Tory Ref- ugees in New York . ( 2 ) Letter of Hamilton to Jay . ( 3 ) Letter of Burr just before the Duel . ( 4 ) Letter of Hamilton just before the Duel . ( 5 ) Note of Har- riet ...
... republican principle of our Constitution . His faith , perhaps , might not have been as confident as mine , but he repeatedly declared to me that he was determined the Constitution should have a fair chance for success , and that he ...
... Republicans . There was a deal of thinking going on , and fortu- nately for the young nation the civil service had not be- come subordinated to party fealty ; so that the people had the continuous aid of the ablest men they could ...
... republican theory , and desire to demon- strate its practical success . But as to State govern- ments , if they can be circumscribed consistently with preserving the Union , it is well . I seriously apprehend that the United States will ...
... Republicans . Successful in electing not only Washington , but his successor ; with no political warnings to guide them or foretell disaster ; the Federal party pushed matters to extremes . Their intent was evident , not only to con ...
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June 25 1798 2 The Sedition Act July 14 1798 | 97 |
CHAPTER III | 105 |
ugees in New York 2 Letter of Hamilton to | 150 |
PAGE | 153 |
tory to the United States Senate 2 President Jef | 198 |
SOUTH CAROLINA NULLIFICATION IN 1832 | 241 |
Proposal of Canning 2 President Monroes Mes | 294 |
CHAPTER VII | 328 |
CONCLUDING | 435 |
from Hon T M Cooley on Centralization 2 | 449 |
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Nullification and Secession in the United States: A History of the Six ... Edward Payson Powell Prikaz kratkega opisa - 1898 |
Nullification and Secession in the United States: A History of the Six ... Edward Payson Powell Prikaz kratkega opisa - 1897 |