4 quotes by Garrett Davis (1801-1872), American (List United States Congress Members Who Died In Office (1790

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Garrett Davis

I deny that the power of amendment [of the Constitution] carries the power of revolution.

Garrett Davis

The white race ... will be proprietors of the land, and the blacks its cultivators; such is their destiny.

Garrett Davis

Negro suffrage is political arsenic. If it is not, why do not the free States open wide their throats and gulp down the graceful and invigorating draught?

Garrett Davis

Was any government through its chief magistrate ever more vilely prostituted?

Castigating President Polk for his activities in the Mexican War:

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Garrett Davis

Born: September 10, 1801
Died: September 22, 1872
Nationality: American
Profession: List United States Congress Members Who Died In Office (1790–1899)

Biography

Garrett Davis was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky.

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