| A View of the Constitution of the United States of America Contributor(s): Rawle LL D., William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0692534318 ISBN-13: 9780692534311 Publisher: Confederate Reprint Company OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - National |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by a Philadelphia lawyer, this nearly-forgotten book is an excellent treatise on the federal Constitution and openly discusses and defends the right of a State to withdraw from the Union. Wrote Rawle, "It depends on the State itself to retain or abolish the principle of representation, because it depends on the State itself whether it continues a member of the Union.... The secession of a State from the Union depends on the will of the people." What is not widely known today by the advocates of an "indivisible Union" is that this book was used to teach cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York from 1825 to 1826. |