Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House is bound to revive the Petition under debate.

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The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of...

The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of...

We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids.

We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids.

Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit...

Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit...

The Normans came over, lance in hand, burning and trampling down every thing before them,...

The Normans came over, lance in hand, burning and trampling down every thing before them,...

Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles...

Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles...

I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after...

I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after...

This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine.

This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine.

The right of petition, I have said, was not conferred on the People by the...

The right of petition, I have said, was not conferred on the People by the...

I declare and protest in advance, that I do not intend, at this time at...

I declare and protest in advance, that I do not intend, at this time at...

And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to...

And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to...

Be the responsibility on their heads who raise this novel and extraordinary question of reception,...

Be the responsibility on their heads who raise this novel and extraordinary question of reception,...

Some of them, in accepting the proposed plan of government, coupled their acceptance with a...

Some of them, in accepting the proposed plan of government, coupled their acceptance with a...

Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting...

Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting...

When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this...

When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this...

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will...

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will...

You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the...

You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the...

These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered...

These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered...

Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look...

Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look...

Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history...

Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history...

The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their...

The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their...