...the progress of the General Government, by force of her own laws, under any circumstances whatever. " This leads us to inquire into the origin of this Government,...they can agree in the manner of controlling it; if it is the agent of the People, then the People alone can control it, restrain it, modify or reform it....

...complete denial of the existence of sovereign States and all that is implied by the word sovereignty. "This leads us to inquire into the origin of this government and the source of its power," he stated. "Whose agent is it? Is it the creature of the State legislatures, or the creature of the...