Reports of the Select Committee of Five, on the Following Subjects, Band 5 |
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... bill to provide for calling forth the militia and to accept the services of vol- unteers in certain cases . 2d . The collection of the revenue , with a bill . 3d . On the subject of a secret hostile organization , or conspiracy , to ...
... bill to provide for calling forth the militia and to accept the services of vol- unteers in certain cases . 2d . The collection of the revenue , with a bill . 3d . On the subject of a secret hostile organization , or conspiracy , to ...
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... bills , " has been treated as a serious grievance , it is a singular fact that no effort has been made to bring any one of those laws to the judicial test provided by the Constitution ; nor , so far as your committee are aware , has any ...
... bills , " has been treated as a serious grievance , it is a singular fact that no effort has been made to bring any one of those laws to the judicial test provided by the Constitution ; nor , so far as your committee are aware , has any ...
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... bill by Mr. McKean ; read twice and referred : A BILL to repeal so much of " An act to regulate the collection of duties , " & c . , approved March 2 , 1799 , as makes certain ports in the State of South Carolina ports of entry . SEC ...
... bill by Mr. McKean ; read twice and referred : A BILL to repeal so much of " An act to regulate the collection of duties , " & c . , approved March 2 , 1799 , as makes certain ports in the State of South Carolina ports of entry . SEC ...
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... bill : A BILL in relation to ports of the United States , and to provide for the enforcement of the laws in relation to duties on imports . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled , That whenever ...
... bill : A BILL in relation to ports of the United States , and to provide for the enforcement of the laws in relation to duties on imports . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled , That whenever ...
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... bill was referred to Mr. Cochrane for examina- tion . The Chairman laid before the committee a petition , referred by the House to this committee on yesterday , of certain citizens of Delaware , praying Congress to adopt the resolutions ...
... bill was referred to Mr. Cochrane for examina- tion . The Chairman laid before the committee a petition , referred by the House to this committee on yesterday , of certain citizens of Delaware , praying Congress to adopt the resolutions ...
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12th instant a. m. to-morrow amendment arms ARNOLD ELZEY arsenal authorities of South bill Captain Chairman laid Cochrane committee met pursuant communication Congress Constitution convention copy Crittenden compromise custom-house Dawes December December 29 deem demand duty existing F. C. Humphreys favor February federal government following papers following witness Fort Moultrie Fort Sumter forts harbor of Charleston hereby honor House of Representatives HOWARD ISAAC TOUCEY JAMES BUCHANAN January January 24 JOHN SLIDELL letter Major Anderson members present ment military militia MOUNT VERNON ARSENAL navy yard obedient servant ordinance of secession Ordnance office papers were received person Petition of citizens possession President proposition protection public property pursuant to adjournment question re-enforcements referred reply request respectfully revenue cutter revenue laws Reynolds seceded Secretary Secretary of War seized senators ship or vessel South Carolina Sumter surrender thereof tion Treasury Union United vessel and cargo WILLIAM AIKEN
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Seite 15 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." We, the People of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained. That the Ordinance adopted by us in Convention, on the twentythird day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, whereby the Constitution of the United States of America...
Seite 37 - Texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Seite 16 - Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, and also all acts and parts of acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby repealed; and that the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the "United States of America,
Seite 4 - INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THE UNION, CONTRADICTED EXPRESSLY BY THE LETTER OF THE CONSTITUTION, UNAUTHORIZED BY ITS SPIRIT, INCONSISTENT WITH EVERY PRINCIPLE ON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED, AND DESTRUCTIVE OF THE GREAT OBJECT FOR WHICH IT WAS FORMED.
Seite 38 - that in all cases of insurrection or obstruction to the laws, either of the United States or of any individual State or Territory, where it is lawful for the President of the United States to call forth the militia for the purpose of suppressing such insurrection or of causing the...
Seite 15 - An ordinance, to dissolve the union between the State of South Carolina and other States united with her, under the compact entitled "The Constitution of the United States of America.
Seite 5 - States and the laws made in pursuance thereof are the supreme law of the land, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Seite 19 - I would have done had I entered into a positive and formal agreement with parties capable of contracting, although such an agreement would have been, on my part, from the nature of my official duties, impossible. The world knows that I have never sent any reinforcements to the forts in Charleston Harbor, and I have certainly never authorized any change to be made " in their relative military status.
Seite 16 - Carolina, and also for an apportionment of the public debt, and for a division of all other property held by the Government of the United States as agent of the confederated States of which South Carolina was recently a member; and generally to negotiate as to all other measures and arrangements proper to be made and adopted in the existing relation of the parties, and for the continuance of peace and amity between this Commonwealth and the Government at Washington.
Seite 20 - Under these circumstances it is clear that Major Anderson acted upon his own responsibility, and without authority, unless, indeed, he had " tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act" on the part of the authorities of South Carolina, which has not yet been alleged.