...merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it — break it, so to speak...but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it? ... It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the...

...of these functions and powers. However, Lincoln was also generally opposed to the idea of secession: "we find the proposition that in legal contemplation...perpetual confirmed by the history of the Union itself," and "the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy." If the anarchism succeeded, it would...

...emancipated race by their former masters and by the general government the duties of both are obvious in the general principles we find the proposition that in...is perpetual confirmed by the history of the union it was not a question of my seeking but was a proposition from the people of santo domingo and all...

...merely, can it as a contract be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it ? One party to a contract may violate it, — break it so to speak...was formed in fact by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It was further matured,...

...as a contract, be peaceably unmade, by less than all the parties who made it?" he asked. "One party to a contract may violate it — break it, so to speak; but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it?"31 The conciseness of this objection to secession does not detract from its significance. From...

...who, in his First Inaugural Address, adapted Story's theoretical history for identical political ends: 1 774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1 776. It was further matured...

...contract may violate it—break it, so to speak—but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it? Union itself. The Union is much older than the Constitution....was formed in fact by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It was further matured,...

...merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it — break it, so to speak...but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it? CHARLESTON MERCURY EXTRA: f'tixxfd iinnniiinmslii al 1.15 o'clock, jP. •«, December I, IS«0. AA...

...these general principles," Lincoln contended that the history of the Union confirmed its perpetuity. "The Union is much older than the Constitution." "It was formed in fact" in 1774 by the Articles of Association, "matured and continued" by the Declaration of Independence,...

...merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it — break it, so to speak;...formed, in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It was further matured,...