[91] Mass. Acts and Resolves, 1841, p. 422.
[92] Mr. Webster, in his greatest speech, the celebrated reply to Mr. Hayne, touched on this consideration. He said: "And, finally, have not these new States singularly strong claims, founded on the ground already stated, that the Government is a great untaxed proprietor in the ownership of the soil?"—Speeches, Vol. III. p. 291.
[93] Slavery: Letters and Speeches by Horace Mann, pp. 84-118.
[94] Opinions of Attorneys-General, Vol. V. pp. 580-591.
[95] On any subject but Slavery there was no check upon Senators at any time.
[96] Letter to Joseph Reed, Jan. 4, 1776: Writings, ed. Sparks, Vol. III. p. 225.
[97] Slavery could not bear to be pointed at, and this slight allusion, which seemed due to the memory of Mr. Rantoul, caused irritation at the time. Hon. John Davis, the other Senator from Massachusetts, assigned as a reason for silence on the occasion, that he observed the ill-feeling of certain persons, and thought it best that the vote should be taken at once.
[98] Abridgment and Digest of American Law, Vol. VII. ch. 223, art. 1, § 3.
[99] Works, Vol. III. p. 263.
[100] Ibid., p. 283.