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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... proceedings of the national Convention is , in the first place , essen- tial . Before we enter , however , upon this exami- nation , there are certain preliminary facts that ex- plain the circumstances in which the Convention was ...
... proceedings of the national Convention is , in the first place , essen- tial . Before we enter , however , upon this exami- nation , there are certain preliminary facts that ex- plain the circumstances in which the Convention was ...
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... proceedings of the Convention , is , that by the judg- ment of the old Congress , and of every State in the Union save one , ' the Confederation had been de- 1 Rhode Island . clared defective and inadequate to the exigencies of ...
... proceedings of the Convention , is , that by the judg- ment of the old Congress , and of every State in the Union save one , ' the Confederation had been de- 1 Rhode Island . clared defective and inadequate to the exigencies of ...
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... proceedings which authorized and constituted the Convention . In substance , those proceedings ascertained that there were great defects in the existing Confedera- tion ; that there were important purposes of the federal Union which it ...
... proceedings which authorized and constituted the Convention . In substance , those proceedings ascertained that there were great defects in the existing Confedera- tion ; that there were important purposes of the federal Union which it ...
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... proceedings , or can appreciate the further purposes that were intended to be engrafted upon it . The declarations made by the Congress and the States seem obviously to embrace two classes of ob- jects ; the one is what , in the ...
... proceedings , or can appreciate the further purposes that were intended to be engrafted upon it . The declarations made by the Congress and the States seem obviously to embrace two classes of ob- jects ; the one is what , in the ...
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... proceedings of those to whom this great undertak- ing was intrusted . The Convention had confessedly no power to enact or establish anything . It was a representa- tive body , clothed with authority to agree upon a system of government ...
... proceedings of those to whom this great undertak- ing was intrusted . The Convention had confessedly no power to enact or establish anything . It was a representa- tive body , clothed with authority to agree upon a system of government ...
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