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., 2004 - 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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... shall be and remain subject to his order and disposal, in the same manner as if
this act had not been passed. ... be it farther enacted, That this act shall continue
and be in force for and during the term of two years from the passing thereof.
So, laws might be passed for preventing the commission of crimes by them, as
well as for preventing the commission of them by citizens. But such a law must
always be temporary. It could not be permanent. It would continue only so long as
...
He further asked, at what time those laws were passed, and what was the cause?
And then observed, that whatever construction led to an absurdity, was
erroneous. He then supposed the case of the states having the power of
admitting aliens, ...
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