Thoughts for the Times volume 2
Thoughts for the Times volume 2
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The exception comes from a well-known 20 THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
principle of law, which is found outside of that instrument.
But, in fact, so far from the Constitution;, or any clause of it, being contrary to the law of nations in this respect, it operates, in this particular instance, directly with this law.
I do not intend to discuss this matter at length ; if the reader will open his copy of the Constitution, — should he be destitute of one, let him go and buy one, — he will observe a claus...e which is operative both in peace and in war, out of which clause comes the plain result, that our government and our peo- ple are bound — were bound on the breaking out of the war — to proclaim liberty to the slaves in all the seceded States. They were not only permitted to do it, but bound to do it. The President and members of the Senate and House of Representa- tives who did not act in this direction violated (I mean not to speak offensively, but to state the exact truth of the law), by this neglect, their oaths of office, though, if we accept, as the writer is disposed to do, the doctrine held by the late President Jack- son and some others, that the oath of office binds the party taking it to administer the office, not as the Constitution really demands, but as he understands it, more or less of them might plead in excuse their misapprehension of the law.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The exception comes from a well-known 20 THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
principle of law, which is found outside of that instrument.
But, in fact, so far from the Constitution;, or any clause of it, being contrary to the law of nations in this respect, it operates, in this particular instance, directly with this law.
I do not intend to discuss this matter at length ; if the reader will open his copy of the Constitution, — should he be destitute of one, let him go and buy one, — he will observe a claus...e which is operative both in peace and in war, out of which clause comes the plain result, that our government and our peo- ple are bound — were bound on the breaking out of the war — to proclaim liberty to the slaves in all the seceded States. They were not only permitted to do it, but bound to do it. The President and members of the Senate and House of Representa- tives who did not act in this direction violated (I mean not to speak offensively, but to state the exact truth of the law), by this neglect, their oaths of office, though, if we accept, as the writer is disposed to do, the doctrine held by the late President Jack- son and some others, that the oath of office binds the party taking it to administer the office, not as the Constitution really demands, but as he understands it, more or less of them might plead in excuse their misapprehension of the law.
What to read after Thoughts for the Times volume 2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Joel Prentiss Bishop to read onlineMoreLess
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