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In such manner, too, was the slavery question brought face to face with Marshall's lasting exposition of the National Constitution.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “In such manner, too, was the slavery question brought face to face with Marshall's lasting exposition of the National…”
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This statement reflects the intersection of slavery and constitutional interpretation as articulated by John Marshall.
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These had power To charm through life and cheer his dying hour.
What a gloom will spread over the nation when he is gone!
In the excitement produced by ardent controversy, gentlemen view the same object through such different media that minds, not infrequently receive therefrom precisely opposite impressions.
That time, however, is unquestionably arrived, and every oppression now exercised on a helpless people depending on our magnanimity and justice for the preservation of their existence impresses a deep stain on the American character.
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