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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... resolutions , Mr. Mercer contended , was clear to his mind . He asked , what were the rights belonging to the state governments prior to the existence of the federal Constitution ? They were DEBATE ON VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS . 41.
... of construction , which he ( Mr. Henry ) contends for , were to take place , with respect to the sweeping clause , there would be room for those horrors . But it gives no supplementary power . It 46 DEBATE ON VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS .
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