Texas Versus White
A Study in Legal History (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Texas Versus White: A Study in Legal History<br><br>The following study of the case of Texas v. White and Chiles et als. is the result of investigations begun in 1912 for a seminar paper in American History at Columbia University. At the suggestion of Professor William A. Dunning and urged by his own feeling that there was a place for an extended study of the great case, the writer expanded and amplified those preliminary investigations. A large part of the present essay was published in 1915 in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, and is now reproduced through the courtesy of the editors of the publication. For the purpose of its present form, however, it has been subjected to thorough revision and has been somewhat enlarged.<br><br>In large part, the monograph deals with certain aspects of American political theory, about which there has been and is much bitter controversy. In view of this fact, he admits feeling some hesitancy in submitting the section on "The Location of Sovereignty in the United States." While this section is presented as setting forth the ideas and theory of the court, it is but right to say that in the writer's conception this theory is the best explanation of the Union. If the essay may serve to throw more light upon this theory, it shall have largely achieved its purpose. It is doubtless unnecessary to disavow any intention of theorizing or speculating about the nature of sovereignty.<br><br>The writer has been greatly aided by the suggestions and comments of friends to whom he returns sincere thanks. To the officers in the library of the Supreme Court his thanks are due for many courtesies. In particular, he wishes to express his sincere gratitude to Professor Eugene C. Barker, of the University of Texas, for his painstaking and critical reading of the manuscript of the earlier article and for his editorial suggestions. His thanks are given also to Professor Chas. W. Ramsdell who read the manuscript and made many helpful suggestions.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.