And yet in the face of all this we are now asked to retreat,--to retrace the steps already taken,--to reconsider the vote that has been adopted,--and to confirm in the statutes those words which are there without any sanction in the Constitution, and in defiance of the Declaration of Independence.
He criticizes the idea of reversing progress made in aligning laws with the Constitution and Declaration.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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