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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... [ Approved June 25 , 1798. ] ABSTRACT . Section I. Confers power on the President to order aliens to depart . 1. What ... grant a license to remain on proof by the alien , that he is not dangerous ; and may require bond and security of ...
... powers ; and that for this end it is its duty to watch over and oppose every ... not granted by the said compact , the States , who are the parties thereto ... powers by forced constructions of the constitutional charter which defines ...
... power . He further observed that , suppose government ( never an enemy to power ) should strengthen its hands by corruption , by patronage , by standing armies , by a system of fears , ( he would not say that our government had done so ...
... no means within its powers . What would be the consequence of such a measure ? Universal ignorance amongst the people . He then asked , if ignorance was a desirable thing ? - And were the free exercise of the faculties of the human mind ...
... not the power of removal , one great mischief of a general nature , which it ... powers of defence and protection ; also Mr. Madison's speech in the Con ... granted to Congress , were retained by the people , or the states respectively ...