The Virginia Report of 1799-1800, Touching the Alien and Sedition Laws: Together with the Virginia Resolutions of December 21, 1798, the Debate and Proceedings Thereon in the House of Delegates of Virginia, and Several Other Documents Illustrative of the Report and ResolutionsThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 26 wrz 2018 - 264 A collection of important writings that had a profound effect on the debates that led to the Civil War. The Virginia Resolutions were written by James Madison [1751-1836] and adopted by the Virginia legislature in 1798, the Kentucky Resolutions were written by Thomas Jefferson [1743-1826] and adopted by the Kentucky legislature in 1798. Both opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts and initiated a debate about the respective powers of the federal government and states. This edition collects these three works, and adds the texts of the Alien and Sedition acts, comments from other states and relevant extracts from Madison's letters. [vii]-xvi, [17]-264 pp.
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... ALIEN AND SEDITION LAWS ; TOGETHER WITH THE VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS OF DECEMBER 21 , 1798 , THE DEBATE AND PROCEEDINGS THEREON IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF VIRGINIA , AND SEVERAL OTHER DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ...
... Alien Act was accordingly passed 25th June , 1798 , being especially aimed , it was thought , at Volney , Collot , Priestley , and a few others . Then they essayed to curb what they called the licentiousness of the press by the Sedition ...
... ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS . AN ACT CONCERNING ALIENS . [ Approved June 25 , 1798. ] ABSTRACT . Section I. Confers power on the President to order aliens to depart . 1. What aliens . Such as the President shall judge dangerous to the peace ...
... alien to remove his effects . Section VI . Continues act in force for two years . Section 1. Be it enacted by the ... alien , by delivering him a copy thereof , or leaving the same at his usual abode , and returned to the office of the ...