Excerpt from The Dissolution of the Union: A Sober Address to All Those Who Have Any Interest in the Welfare, the Power, the Glory, or the Happiness of the United States Whereas, the freedom of the citizens of these States fi'om all taxation beyond that required for the necessary wants of Government, 18 one of the most sacred amongst. The rights and privileges guaranteed to them by the Federal Constitution, and the pre servation whereof is essential to secure the liberty of the people, and to protect the Constitution from violation-and, whereas it is well known, and undeniable, that a duty of 12 per cent. On our imports is sufficient for the wants of Government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.