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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... legislature by Mr. Breckenridge . The Virginia resolutions , ! sub- mitted and ably defended by Mr. John Taylor , of Caroline , were from the of Mr. Madison . pen The Virginia resolutions , having been officially communicated to the ...
... legislature thereof . And that a copy be furnished to each of the senators and representatives representing this state in the Congress of the United States . The original resolutions offered by Mr. John Taylor to the House of Delegates ...
... Legislatures . He had taken an oath to oppose unconstitutional laws . What was he to do ? On one hand was perjury , on the other a prison . Supppse a law were to infringe the guarantee made by the Constitution , of a republican form ...
... Legislature of Virginia . As the legislatures then , of so many states , had concurred in the approbation of them , he thought it necessary for the Legislature of this state to hesitate in ex- pressing its opinion of their ...