Democracy, liberty, and property the state Constitutional Conventions of the 1820s / edited by Merrill D. Peterson ; with a foreword to the Liberty Fund edition by G. Alan Tarr.
| Other author | Peterson, Merrill D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, |
| Description | xxvii, 412 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The test oath -- The Third Article -- The "poll parish" -- Tax exemption -- The suffrage -- The basis of representation -- Joseph Story on representation -- Daniel Webster on representation -- "Address to the people" -- Statement of the votes for and against the Articles of Amendment, in the several counties -- The Council of Revision and the veto power -- The term of the governor -- The appointive power -- The Senate and the suffrage -- The Negro and the suffrage -- Blasphemy and libel -- Reform of the judiciary -- Cooke on democratic representation -- Upshur on majorities and minorities -- Doddridge in rebuttal -- Leigh on power and property -- Randolph on the federal issue -- Marshall on compromise -- Summers on the Gordon plan -- Gordon on the Gordon plan -- The non-freeholders' memorial -- The freehold suffrage defended -- The reformers' rebuttal -- The executive -- The county courts -- The amendment article -- The question of ratification. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxv]-xxvii) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010010050 |
| ISBN | 9780865977884 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0865977887 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780865977891 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0865977895 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |