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Title: The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny

Author: A. O. Brownson

Posting Date: January 29, 2009 [EBook #2053]
Release Date: January, 2000

Language: English

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THE

AMERICAN REPUBLIC:

ITS

CONSTITUTION, TENDENCIES, AND DESTINY.

BY

O. A. BROWNSON, LL. D.

NEW YORK:

P. O'SHEA, 104 BLEECKER STREET.

1866.

Entered according to Act of Congress, In the year 1865, By P. O'SHEA,

In the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for
the Southern District of New York.

TO THE
HON. GEORGE BANCROFT,
THE ERUDITE, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND ELOQUENT
Historian of the United States,

THIS FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO SET FORTH THE PRINCIPLES OF
GOVERNMENT, AND TO EXPLAIN AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC, IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED,
IN MEMORY OF OLD FRIENDSHIP, AND AS A
SLIGHT HOMAGE TO GENIUS, ABILITY,
PATRIOTISM, PRIVATE WORTH,
AND PUBLIC SERVICE,
BY THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER II.

GOVERNMENT 15

CHAPTER III.

ORIGIN OF GOVERNMENT 26

CHAPTER IV.

ORIGIN OF GOVERMENT--Continued 43

CHAPTER V.

ORIGIN OF GOVERNMENT--Continued 71

CHAPTER VI.

ORIGIN OF GOVERNMENT--Concluded 106

CHAPTER VII.

CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT 136

CHAPTER VIII.

CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT--Concluded 166

CHAPTER IX.

THE UNITED STATES 192

CHAPTER X.

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 218

CHAPTER XI.

THE CONSTITUTION--Continued