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Norvell, John, 1789-1850 In the Senate of the United States. December 28, 1837. Mr. Norvell submitted the following motion for consideration.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.021.02 Author/Creator: Norvell, John, 1789-1850 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document Date: December 28, 1837 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 14.3 cm Order a Copy

25th Congress, 2d session, no. 49. Norvell agrees with John C. Calhoun's famous resolution establishing the orthodox state rights position (GLC00267.021.01). "Resolved, That the government of the United States is a national government only for the general purposes specified in the Federal constitution: That the States of this Union, in all their reserved rights and powers, are separate, independent, and sovereign political communities..."

Blair & Rives, 1834-1873
Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850
Norvell, John, 1789-1850

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