AND AUTHOR OF ESSAYS ON THE PROGRESS OF NATIONS.

ANN ARBOR:

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, AT THE JOURNAL OFFICE.
1863.

50

73

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by

EZRA C. SEAMAN,

In the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Michigan.

1-24-44

Ohio Book Store

4

66

5.

66

6.

679

Some Natural Rights surrendered to the Govern-

ment-others retained,

Colonial Charters, Governments, and Laws,

7. Antiquity and origin of Slavery,

8. Character of Slavery, and how regarded in the Scrip-

9.

10.

tures,

-

The Slave Trade, Colonial Slavery, and Emancipa-

tion,

568

8

10

Action of Congress, Declaration of Independence,

and Articles of Confederation,

13

46 11.

Action of the Colonies and of Congress. Formation

of the State Governments,

31

"12. Action of the Government, and condition of the

❝ 13.

country under the Articles of Confederation, -

Reasons for forming the Constitution of the United

States. Copy of the Constitution,

❝ 14.

The adoption of the Constitution, and the amend-

ments thereto. Copy of the amendments,

57

CHAPTER II.

Elements, Origin, and Development of the System of Laws,

Constitutions and Governments, by which the rights and

liberties of the American people have been secured.

Sec. 1. The Origin and Character of the American Constitu-

tions and Bills of Rights,

132304

67

The Great English Charters of King John, Henry

III., and Edward I., -

Petition of Rights presented to King Charles I.,

with his replies, -

Page.

69

70

Bill of Rights, passed 1st William and Mary, 1689, 75

Comments on the English Charters, and on English

Liberties,

Constitution of South Carolina, -

Bill of Rights of Virginia,

88888

80

82

83

66

8. Constitutions of New Jersey and Maryland,

86

66

9.

Bill of Rights and Constitution of North Carolina,

88

"16. Arbitrary Imprisonments, and the Writ of Habeas

"17. The President's Proclamations of September, 1862, 116

Cession of Public Lands and Territories to the United

States,

❝ 18.

-

19. Ordinance of Congress of 1784,

❝ 20.

Ordinance of July 13th, for the government of the

Territory of the United States, north-west of the

Ohio River,

119

121

111

125

"21.

Cessions of Lands and Territorial jurisdiction by

North Carolina and Georgia, -

"22. Purchase of Louisiana, and the terms of the treaty

of purchase,

139

"23. Territorial Governments, and Laws established in and

"25. Free colored persons born in the United States, re-

cognized by Congress, as citizens,

Resolution providing for the admission of the State

of Missouri into the Union, on a certain condition, 147

"26. Review of the action of Congress upon the subject

of Slavery,

The Compromises of Congress, and of the Constitu-

tional Convention which formed the Constitution

of the United States,

147

" 27.

1st. Equality of power of the States, under the Confed-

eration,

150

2d. The Cession of the Public Lands and Territories to

the United States,

151

3d. The Ordinance of Congress, of July 13th, 1787,

152

4th. The adjustment of political power, and the basis of

power in the several States, and in the Federal

Government,

-

5th. The Foreign Slave Trade, and the power to regu-

Page-

159

late it,

155

CHAPTER III.

System and Character of the American Governments and

Laws. Division of power, and lines of distinction between

the powers of the National and State Governments.

Sec. 1. Source of power and authority, -

Page

166

2. Supreme, Sovereign, Subordinate, and Co-ordinate

powers,

167

170

35

4. The State Governments have none of the attributes

of National Sovereignty,

7. National powers distinguished from State powers,

66 8. Interior and exterior powers,

179

Municipal Laws, and the distinction between State

and United States Laws,

National Common Law of the United States,

Checks and balances of the Federal Government.

Large majorities necessary to carry it on,

"12. National Governments are necessarily judges of the

extent of their own powers,

190

"13. Col. Benton's view of the nature of our Government, 194

CHAPTER IV.

Origin and character of the Anglo-American Colonies and peo-

ple. Fanaticisms and delusions of the American people.

Character and corruptions of American politics. The in-

creasing disregard of Law, of the Union, and the Federal

Constitution; and the condition of the country previous to

the Rebellion.

Scc. 1. Types of Civilization and National Character,

2. Origin and Religious Character of the Anglo-Amer-

ican Colonies, -