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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... tion of 1787 . PAGE I CHAPTER II . THE NULLIFICATION RESOLUTIONS OF 1798 The Federal Party in power - The people strongly sympathetic with France - The leaders , especially in New England , devoted to England — The Jay Treaty with Great ...
... tion were drawn up in July , 1776. But it was 1781 before they were formally adopted by all of the States . By that time their insufficiency was demonstrated . Only by consent of nine States could the United States coin money , borrow ...
... tion . They must collectively vote in obedience to its will and be separately subject to its recall . " Jefferson , quite apart from these , laid most emphasis on individual liberty . Being in Paris , he had no hand in framing the new ...
... tion was not held by any one to be ideally perfect ; but probably the best that could be secured . Washington , standing with pen in hand to sign it , said : “ Should the States reject this excellent Constitution , the proba- bility is ...
... tion , it was accepted in nearly all cases with qualifica- tions or recommendations of amendments . There were not a few who doubted the policy of endeavoring to form a complete Union of colonies that had such diverse social customs ...
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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 |