| Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin - United States - 1914 - 440 pages
...objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was to form a more perfect Union. But if the destruction of the Union by one or by a part only...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from these views... | |
| World history - 1914 - 576 pages
...objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was to form a more perfect union. But if the destruction of the Union, by one or by a part only of the States, be ; 1C;.' IV-.KY A"."' -• !.••.•, TILDrN rOUTJT '' i-'S Lincoln and His Cabinet. Confederate... | |
| David Saville Muzzey - History - 1915 - 634 pages
...in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was " to form a more perfect Union." But if destruction of the Union...by a part only of the States be lawfully possible, then the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity.... | |
| David Saville Muzzey - History - 1915 - 632 pages
...in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was " to form a more perfect Union." But if destruction of the Union...by a part only of the States be lawfully possible, then the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity.... | |
| History - 1916 - 358 pages
...Lincoln put the matter of secession, or alleged secession, in its full and proper light. He said: "If the destruction of the Union by one, or by a part only...the States, be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from these views... | |
| 1917 - 364 pages
...put the matter of secession, or alleged secession, in its full and proper light. He said : "If the destruction of the Union by one, or by a part only...the States, be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from these views... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1921 - 292 pages
...declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was "to form a more perfect Union." 14. But if destruction of the Union by one, or by a part...Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity. 15. It follows from these views, that no State, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the... | |
| History, Modern - 1861 - 672 pages
...declared objects for ordaining and establishing (lie Constitution was "io form a more perfect union." Ц But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of the Slates, be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before, the Constitution having lost the... | |
| Paul C. Nagel - Federal government - 1964 - 342 pages
...goals and techniques of Union, still Union prevailed. For "if destruction of the Union, by one, or a part only, of the States, be lawfully possible,...Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity." Lincoln's purpose differed little from that of John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Seward,... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1864 - 696 pages
...objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was to form a more perfect union. But, if the destruction of the Union by one or by a part only...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from these views... | |
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