Report and Resolves on the Right of Petition (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Report and Resolves on the Right of PetitionIt is a singular fact, that this clause met with consider able opposition ln the Congress of 1789, not from any disregard to the right, but because it already existed, and was unquestionable. It was said that it was a self evident, inalienable right, which the people possess; it would never be called in question, &c., while, on the other hand, though it was admitted to be an' inhe rent, existing right, it was contended that it would be well to make positive provision that it should not be infringed by the government -that, sacred and dear as it was, it ought to be accompanied With the imposing force and solemnity of constitutional sanction. (see 2 Lloyd's Debates, 197 - 9 l Tucker's Blk. App. Had the great men of that time foreseen the events of our day; they would have found that so far from its being true that the right would never be questioned, even the added, solemn guaranty of the constitution, would be insufficient for its full protection.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.