History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, with Notices of Its Principal Framers, Volume 2Harper, 1863 |
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... passed the active period of their previous lives in vain endeavors to secure efficient action for the pow- ers possessed by the Congress , both under the revo- lutionary government and under the Confederation . VOL . II . 3 • They were ...
... passed the active period of their previous lives in vain endeavors to secure efficient action for the pow- ers possessed by the Congress , both under the revo- lutionary government and under the Confederation . VOL . II . 3 • They were ...
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... passed April 18 , 1783 , proposing to amend the Articles of Confeder- ation . This Resolve was the ori- gin of the proportion of three fifths , in counting the slaves . See post , Chapter II . p . 48 ; ante , Vol . I. p . 213 , note 2 ...
... passed April 18 , 1783 , proposing to amend the Articles of Confeder- ation . This Resolve was the ori- gin of the proportion of three fifths , in counting the slaves . See post , Chapter II . p . 48 ; ante , Vol . I. p . 213 , note 2 ...
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... passed by the several States contravening , in the opinion of the national legislature , the Articles of Union , or.any treaties made under the authority of the Union.1 The somewhat crude idea of making a negative on State legislation a ...
... passed by the several States contravening , in the opinion of the national legislature , the Articles of Union , or.any treaties made under the authority of the Union.1 The somewhat crude idea of making a negative on State legislation a ...
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... passed by the several States contravening , in the opinion of the national legislature , the Articles of Union , or any treaties subsisting under the authority of the 1 Eight States in the affirmative , two in the negative , and one ...
... passed by the several States contravening , in the opinion of the national legislature , the Articles of Union , or any treaties subsisting under the authority of the 1 Eight States in the affirmative , two in the negative , and one ...
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... passed , was far preferable to a direct interference with those laws while in the process of enactment . The committee , with complete unanimity , deter- mined that the judges of the supreme tribunal should hold their offices during ...
... passed , was far preferable to a direct interference with those laws while in the process of enactment . The committee , with complete unanimity , deter- mined that the judges of the supreme tribunal should hold their offices during ...
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