 | Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - 514 pages
...put the question with more than ordinary earnestness, who authorized them to speak such language as " WE THE PEoPLE," instead of" WE THE STATES?" — States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1832 - 756 pages
...framers of the constitution;) but sir, give me leave to demand what right had they to say, We the people? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...'we the States?' States are the characteristics and soul of a confederation." Mr. PeniUeton. "Hut an objection is made to the form; the expression ' we... | |
 | 1833 - 670 pages
...leave to demand what right had they to say we the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of ray anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me...States? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation. If the States be not the scents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated... | |
 | 1827 - 532 pages
...those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, "We, the People ?" My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...States? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated... | |
 | 1827 - 526 pages
...those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, " We, the People ?" My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...States? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 562 pages
...for those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...states ? States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated... | |
 | William Wirt - 1833 - 486 pages
...for those gentlemen : but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...ask, who authorized them to speak the language of, ice, the people, instead of, we, the states ? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation.... | |
 | William Wirt - 1834 - 482 pages
...for those gentlemen : but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...the public welfare, leads me to ask, who authorized then to speak the language of, we, the people, instead of, ice, the. states ? States are the characteristics,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - 686 pages
...for those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to demand, What right had they to say, We, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...states? States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great, consolidated,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1836 - 692 pages
...those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to ^3Fmand,^WHaTliighT~trad ihey to say, We, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask, Who authoriy.edjjignj tp speak thf langiiggp of, We, the people, instead of, We, the style*?- States are... | |
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My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask, who authorized them to speak the language of, " We, the People," instead of We, the States? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation.... 
