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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... declared na- tional - Slavery declared national - Abolition of Com- promises in 1854 - Election of Lincoln - Secession War - Free Labor triumphs - Slavery as a Social prin- ciple abrogated by civilization - The Indissolubility of the ...
... declared that " he ran away " to avoid responsibility . This Congress , the first in American history , issued a protest against offensive taxation , and dissolved . The Stamp Act was soon rescinded by Parliament as a consequence . In ...
... declared the independence of the colonies and won it . It laid taxes , it conducted war , it negotiated treaties ... Declaration of Independence , replied : " Majorities were constantly against it . For many days the majority depended on ...
... Declaration to be considered on July 1st . On that day the delegates from South Carolina and Pennsylvania voted against it ; and those from New York , obeying old instruc- tions , did the same , contrary to their private convic- tions ...
... declared premise that " the powers of government may be reassumed by the people whensoever it shall become necessary to their happiness . " Other States used simi- lar language . It was clearly understood that those who put the ...
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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 |