The Constitution in Congress: Democrats and Whigs, 1829-1861The Constitution in Congress series has been called nothing less than a biography of the US Constitution for its in-depth examination of the role that the legislative and executive branches have played in the development of constitutional interpretation. This third volume in the series, the early installments of which dealt with the Federalist and Jeffersonian eras, continues this examination with the Jacksonian revolution of 1829 and subsequent efforts by Democrats to dismantle Henry Clay’s celebrated “American System” of nationalist economics. David P. Currie covers the political events of the period leading up to the start of the Civil War, showing how the slavery question, although seldom overtly discussed in the debates included in this volume, underlies the Southern insistence on strict interpretation of federal powers. Like its predecessors, The Constitution in Congress: Democrats and Whigs will be an invaluable reference for legal scholars and constitutional historians alike. |
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... . The Telegraph 34 CHAPTER 2: THE PUBLIC LANDS 37 I. The 1833 Distribution Bill 40 II. The 1841 Distribution Law 43 III. The Mad 46 IV. The Learned 50 V. The Footloose 53 CHAPTER 3: THE BANK WAR 58 I. President Jackson's Veto vii Contents.
... . The Telegraph 34 CHAPTER 2: THE PUBLIC LANDS 37 I. The 1833 Distribution Bill 40 II. The 1841 Distribution Law 43 III. The Mad 46 IV. The Learned 50 V. The Footloose 53 CHAPTER 3: THE BANK WAR 58 I. President Jackson's Veto vii Contents.
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... BANK WAR 58 I. President Jackson's Veto 59 II. Removal of the Deposits 65 A. The Statute 65 B. The President's Powers 67 C. Censure and Protest 71 D. Expungement 73 E. Ruminations 75 III. State Banks and State Treasuries 79 IV. And ...
... BANK WAR 58 I. President Jackson's Veto 59 II. Removal of the Deposits 65 A. The Statute 65 B. The President's Powers 67 C. Censure and Protest 71 D. Expungement 73 E. Ruminations 75 III. State Banks and State Treasuries 79 IV. And ...
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... Bank, the roads, and the tariff was not, on the whole, the time of the great battles over expansion and slavery.4 The central theme of the present volume is therefore the determined and ultimately successful effort of a succession of ...
... Bank, the roads, and the tariff was not, on the whole, the time of the great battles over expansion and slavery.4 The central theme of the present volume is therefore the determined and ultimately successful effort of a succession of ...
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... Banks and Politics in America 328—29, 345—46 (Princeton, 1957); Editors' Introduction to Glyndon G. Van Deusen, The Jacksonian Era xi (Harper & Row, 1959) [hereafter cited as Van Deusen, The Jacksonian Era]; James F. Rhodes, 2 History ...
... Banks and Politics in America 328—29, 345—46 (Princeton, 1957); Editors' Introduction to Glyndon G. Van Deusen, The Jacksonian Era xi (Harper & Row, 1959) [hereafter cited as Van Deusen, The Jacksonian Era]; James F. Rhodes, 2 History ...
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... Bank. It had declined, however, even to debate his proposal of money subsidies for local manufactures, and the Bank's charter had since expired.l Clay, longtime Speaker of the House, had set his sights largely on more protective tariffs ...
... Bank. It had declined, however, even to debate his proposal of money subsidies for local manufactures, and the Bank's charter had since expired.l Clay, longtime Speaker of the House, had set his sights largely on more protective tariffs ...
Contents
The Kitchen Sink
| 121 |
Conclusion | 278 |
Dramatis Personae | 281 |
Appendix B Principal Officers 18291861 | 303 |
Appendix C The Constitution of the United States | 311 |
Index | 327 |
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