 This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.  Das Staatsarchiv - Page 1111861Full view - About this book
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1872 - 630 pages
...shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact, that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the national Constitution amended. While... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 786 pages
...you cease fighting, the identical old questions, as to terms of intercourse, are again upon you. " This country, with its institutions, belongs to the...or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the national Constitution amended. While... | |
 | David Hume - 1876 - 944 pages
...and prevent renewed secession ? Plainly, tho central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. " 2 or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. I cannot bo ignorant of the fact, that many... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1878 - 450 pages
...uuue. The Constitution and the People.— Lincoln. [From the Inaugural Address, March 4th, 1861.] 1. THIS country, with its institutions, belongs to the...can exercise their constitutional right of amending, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many... | |
 | Orators - 1880 - 698 pages
...either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions, as to terms of intercourse, are again upon you. This country, with its institutions, belongs to the...or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1882 - 680 pages
...either, you cease fighting, the indentical old questions, as to terme of intercourse, are again upon you. This country, with its institutions, belongs to the...or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact, that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While... | |
 | Erastus Otis Haven - United States - 1882 - 582 pages
...either, you cease fighting, the identical questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you. This country, with its institutions, belongs to the...can exercise their constitutional right of amending, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many... | |
 | Alexander Johnston - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1884 - 430 pages
...either you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you. This country, with its institutions, belongs to the...or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. *... | |
 | George Sewall Boutwell - Presidential candidates - 1884 - 264 pages
...either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions, as to terms of intercourse, are again upon you. This country, with its institutions, belongs to the...or overthrow it. I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended. While... | |
 | Christopher Stuart Patterson - United States - 1884 - 44 pages
...reference to the right of revolution, did not remember that Mr. Lincoln said, in his inaugural address, "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the...revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it." United States, he admitted the legal inability of the Federal Government to coerce the political action... | |
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