 | Thomas Valentine Cooper - 1892 - 1144 strani
...from the contravention of a compact, but it is an offence agaiiist the whole Union. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation ; because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connection... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - 1906 - 626 strani
...from the contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole Union. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation, because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connection with... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - 1906 - 720 strani
...of the Constitution, and destructive of the great objects for which it was formed. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union is to say that the United States are not a nation." As the express riders spread copies of the proclamation over the North and East the words of the President... | |
 | William Walace Merritt - 1906 - 428 strani
...which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed. To say that any state may, at pleasure, secede from the Union, is to say that the United States is not a nation, because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might dissolve... | |
 | Oliver Joseph Thatcher - 1907 - 618 strani
...from the contravention of a compact, but it is an offense against the whole Union. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation; because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connection with... | |
 | William MacDonald - 1908 - 654 strani
...from the contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole Union. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation, because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connexion with... | |
 | 1909 - 746 strani
...' ' The constitution of the United States forms a government, not a league. To say that any states may at pleasure secede from the Union is to say that...oppression ; but to call it a constitutional right is confounding the meaning of terms." Thus one of the Southern leaders practically declared against secession... | |
 | Edward Elliott - 1910 - 420 strani
...from the contravention of a compact, but it is an offence against the whole Union. To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union is to say that the United States are not a nation ; because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connection... | |
 | Allen Johnson - 1912 - 618 strani
...dissolve its connexion with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing any offence. Secession, like any other revolutionary act, may be...oppression; but to call it a constitutional right, is confounding the meaning of terms; and can only be done through gross error, or to deceive those who... | |
 | Reuben Gold Thwaites, Calvin Noyes Kendall - 1912 - 572 strani
..."anti-slavery" and "abolition"? 6. Jackson, in his answer to South Carolina, said, "To say that any state may at pleasure secede from the Union is to say that the United States are not a nation." Explain. 7. What patriotic service did Jackson render to the nation? 8. Account for the popularity... | |
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