A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Session of the Conference Convention, for Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United StatesD. Appleton, 1864 - 626 Seiten |
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... . Resolved , That ex - President JOHN TYLER , WILLAM C. RIVES , Judge JOHN W.BROOKENBROUGH , GEORGE W. SUMMERS , and JAMES A. SEDDON are hereby ap- pointed commissioners , whose duty it shall be to repair PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE, ...
... . Resolved , That ex - President JOHN TYLER , WILLAM C. RIVES , Judge JOHN W.BROOKENBROUGH , GEORGE W. SUMMERS , and JAMES A. SEDDON are hereby ap- pointed commissioners , whose duty it shall be to repair PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE, ...
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... SEDDON , of Virginia : —I hope this motion will not prevail . I do not see that any good can possibly come of giv- ing publicity now , to our proceedings . On the contrary , in the present excited condition of the country , I can see ...
... SEDDON , of Virginia : —I hope this motion will not prevail . I do not see that any good can possibly come of giv- ing publicity now , to our proceedings . On the contrary , in the present excited condition of the country , I can see ...
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... brough , George W. Summers , James A. Seddon . North Carolina . - George Davis , Thomas Ruffin , David S. Reid , Daniel M. Barringer , J. M. Morehead . Kentucky . - William O. Butler , James B. Clay 18 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE .
... brough , George W. Summers , James A. Seddon . North Carolina . - George Davis , Thomas Ruffin , David S. Reid , Daniel M. Barringer , J. M. Morehead . Kentucky . - William O. Butler , James B. Clay 18 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE .
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... SEDDON : -I desire to offer an amendment to this por- tion of the report of the committee , which I will read for the information of the Conference . It is as follows : Resolved , That no part of the Journal be published without the ...
... SEDDON : -I desire to offer an amendment to this por- tion of the report of the committee , which I will read for the information of the Conference . It is as follows : Resolved , That no part of the Journal be published without the ...
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... SEDDON : -Those opinions would possess no value , un- less the facts and circumstances are communicated upon which they are founded . It is very clear to me , that the best course will be to entrust to the discretion of each member the ...
... SEDDON : -Those opinions would possess no value , un- less the facts and circumstances are communicated upon which they are founded . It is very clear to me , that the best course will be to entrust to the discretion of each member the ...
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Seite 231 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Seite 61 - Journal of their proceedings monthly, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alliances or military operations as in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the delegates of each state on any question shall be entered on the Journal, when it is desired by any delegate; and the delegates of a state, or any of them, at his or their request shall be furnished with a transcript of the said Journal, except such parts as are above excepted, to lay before the legislatures of the...
Seite 69 - If in the opinion of the people the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation, for though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Seite 236 - State government; provided the Constitution and government, so to be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles...
Seite 67 - Here, perhaps, I ought to stop ; but a solicitude for your welfare, which cannot end but with my life, and the apprehension of danger, natural to that solicitude, urge me, on an occasion like the...
Seite 420 - All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle and of fatal tendency.
Seite 68 - One method of assault may be to effect in the forms of the constitution alterations which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown.
Seite 624 - Congress shall provide by law for securing to the citizens of each State the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States.
Seite 222 - That after the year 1800 of the Christian era there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of the said States, otherwise than in punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted to have been personally guilty.
Seite 227 - And for extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these republics, their laws and constitutions are erected; to fix and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions and governments, which forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory...