
1789–1825
Speech on the Constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase
Source: Annals of Congress, Senate, Eighth Congress, 1st Session, 53–56, available at http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llac&fileName=013/llac013.db&recNum=24. Mr. President: I shall vote against this bill, and will give some of the reasons which govern