Session #46 · 1879–81

Speech #460010390

The right to prevent fraud at national elections must exist in Congress. States might. either from accident or design. fail to secure an honest ballot. Party spirit or sectional hate might find it to their interest to wink at tissue ballots or fraudulent naturalization papers. "A right." says Mr. Madison in the Federalist. No. 43. "implies a remedy. and where else could the remedy be deposited than where it is deposited by the Constitution?" "mening." says Story. as the context shows. "in the Government of the United States." In Prigg vs.Pennsylvania. 16 Peters. 636. the Supreme Court say: The National Government. in the absence of all positive provision to the contrary. is bond. through its proper departments. legislative. judicial. or executive. to carry into effect all the rights and duies imposed upon it by the Constitution.
Keywords matched
naturalization

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
ABRAHAM SMITH
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
PA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
460010390
Paragraph
#1
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