Legislative and Judicial History of the Fifteenth Amendment (Classic Reprint)

Legislative and Judicial History of the Fifteenth Amendment (Classic Reprint) PDF

Author: John Mabry Mathews

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-07

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781333497859

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Excerpt from Legislative and Judicial History of the Fifteenth Amendment Lackey vs. United States, 107 Fed. 114 Lee Tong, In re, 18 Fed. 255 Le Grand vs. United States, 12 Fed. 577 Logan vs. United States, 144 U. S. 263 110. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Legislative and Judicial History of the Fifteenth Amendment

Legislative and Judicial History of the Fifteenth Amendment PDF

Author: William Starr Myers

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13: 9781296668204

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Legislative and Judicial History of the Fifteenth Amendment

Legislative and Judicial History of the Fifteenth Amendment PDF

Author: James Wallace Bryan

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781230265957

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... CONCLUSIONS. The object of this inquiry has been to trace the influence of the French Revolution upon the people and politics of England from 1789 to 1797. As a result the following conclusions may be presented as established with some degree of certainty. In its early stages the French Revolution was regarded favorably by the majority of Englishmen but was considered a subject rather for speculation than as vital to the interests of England. Gradually this favorable view of the revolution gave way to one that was distinctly hostile, due as is commonly supposed to the influence and writings of Edmund Burke. We believe, however, that this change of opinion may be attributed in slight measure if at all to the advocacy of the great orator but was effected by the deliberate efforts of the adherents of William Pitt in order to secure his political advantage. The end which Pitt had in view was the division of the Whig party and the supremacy of his own government. Pitt's first opportunity to weaken the Whig party came with the controversy between Fox and Burke on the subject of the French Revolution, in which Pitt adopted the view of Burke that the revolution was a great menace to England and the world. He upheld this view not as a matter of conviction but as a matter of policy, for owing to his defeat on the Russian program and to dissensions in his own cabinet he was in danger of losing his control. The propaganda which he inaugurated for the purpose of dividing the opposition and of gaining Whig adherents of his policy was continued with increased activity until the autumn of 1792, and to this propaganda, particularly after the spring of 1791, either consciously or unconsciously, Burke lent his aid. The wasted condition of France and the...