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Revolution in the law of the land. Speech of Hon. E. P. Walton of Vermont, on the bill for the admission of Kansas; delivered in the House of Representatives, March 31, 1858.

Printed at the Congressional Globe Office. Most pages uncut. Walton argues for the defeat of the Lecompton Constitution.

GLC00267.171

to Henry Knox

Encloses a paper discussing details of the Massachusetts convention for ratification of the United States Constitution (paper not included). Predicts the numbers will be 185 for and 160 against ratification, although the Anti-Federalists claim they...

GLC02437.03782

to Henry Knox

Received Knox's previous letter on the eve of departure for Fredericksburg, to visit his mother. Doubts acceptance of the United States Constitution by the Virginia Convention for ratification. Accuses Anti-Federalists of creating jealousies and...

GLC02437.09418

to Aaron Hobart

Informs Hobart that he received his letter and the certificate, and that he followed through with his directions, which related to port collections. Also discusses an appointment for the post office. Notes that he perceives that Hobart (as a...

GLC06313.04.112

to Henry Knox

Discusses the Massachusetts legislature setting a date to meet and decide whether or not to ratify the Constitution. Mentions changing the date from "the 12 of December to the second Wednesday of January - the numbers present 161 - voted for the...

GLC02437.03681

The Columbian Magazine

Twelve issues plus a supplement to the first volume. Each issue has a table of contents. The September issue contains a printing of the constitution proposed at the Constitutional Convention under the heading "The New plan for a Federal...

GLC02141

to Henry Knox

Discusses the sentiments of the people of Virginia as well as the state Assembly and Senate in regards to the Constitution. "The People of this state appear to be principally in favor of the constitution: but I think that a great part of the...

GLC02437.03678

Southern wealth and northern profits, as exhibited in statistical facts and official figures: showing the necessity of union to the...

(title continues)... future prosperity and welfare of the republic. Published in New York by George W. and John A. Wood. In the introduction, Kettell remarks, "It was the principle of taxation without representation that the colonies resisted, and...

GLC00267.079

[Speech in favor of the twelfth amendment]

Pickering argues that the proposed twelfth amendment, which would reform the Electoral College, would help realize the intent of the framers and give the Constitution "stability and duration." Referring to the contentious, drawn-out presidential...

GLC05321.02

Review of Lysander Spooner on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery…

Spooner argues that certain "clauses in the United States Constitution universally supposed to refer to and recognize Slavery [have made] 'the preservation, propagation, and perpetuation of Slavery the vital and animating spirit of the National...

GLC09299