The Constitution gone!!
An edition of The Constitution gone!! (1801)
The late act to enforce the embargo, recommended by the American Talleyrand, "Mr. Gallatin," has giventhe last blow to our civil liberties. Instead of being entitled "An act in furtherance of an act, entitled an act to ... " its true title, according to its nature and provisions, should have been "An act to suspend the rights of the people, and to create an absolute dictator for an indefinite period" ...
By Descendant of the pilgrims
Publish Date
1808
Publisher
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Language
eng
Pages
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Description:
Attacks Albert Gallatin and the Act to enforce the Embargo; lists features opposed in a speech by Senator Hillhouse of Connecticut. Dated from reference to Hillhouse's 20 years in Congress (he was first elected in 1790).
subjects: Embargo, 1807-1809, History, Politics and government, United States
People: Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)