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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... thereof , 178 to 237 . VI . ' Instructions to Virginia senators of January , 1800 , and votes thereon , 238 to 248 . VII . Appendix : containing 1. A letter from Mr. Madison to Mr. Everett , touching the con- struction of the first ...
... thereof , to depart out of the territory of the United States within such time as shall be expressed in such order ; which order shall be served on such alien , by delivering him a copy thereof , or leaving the same at his usual abode ...
... thereof , and on failure , every such master and commander shall forfeit and pay three hundred dollars , for the payment whereof , on default of such master or commander , such vessel shall also be holden , and may by such collector or ...
... thereof , shall be punished by a fine not exceed- ing five thousand dollars , and by imprisonment during a term of not less than six months , nor exceeding five years ; and further , at the discre- tion of the court , may be holden to ...