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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... reference to the terms and provisions of the Articles of Confederation ; the second could only be ascer- tained by resorting to the history of the confederacy , and by regarding its recorded failures to promote the general prosperity as ...
... reference to the terms and provisions of the Articles of Confederation ; the second could only be ascer- tained by resorting to the history of the confederacy , and by regarding its recorded failures to promote the general prosperity as ...
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... reference to it ; and if , when they finally provided for a mode of establishing the new system , they sub- mitted it directly to the people of each State to de- clare whether they would be so represented , it is manifest that these ...
... reference to it ; and if , when they finally provided for a mode of establishing the new system , they sub- mitted it directly to the people of each State to de- clare whether they would be so represented , it is manifest that these ...
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... reference to age , sex , or condition . On the other hand , it was for the interest of the smaller States to insist on an equality of votes in the national legislature , or at least on the adoption of a ratio that would exclude some ...
... reference to age , sex , or condition . On the other hand , it was for the interest of the smaller States to insist on an equality of votes in the national legislature , or at least on the adoption of a ratio that would exclude some ...
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... reference to French affairs , and of the conduct of France and England towards ourselves , the administration of Washington had great difficulty both in preserving the neutral- ity of the country , and in excluding foreign influ- ence ...
... reference to French affairs , and of the conduct of France and England towards ourselves , the administration of Washington had great difficulty both in preserving the neutral- ity of the country , and in excluding foreign influ- ence ...
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... reference to a committee of one mem- ber from each State.2 These votes had been taken for the purpose of agreeing upon amendments to the original report of the compromise committee , which they would have so modified as to introduce ...
... reference to a committee of one mem- ber from each State.2 These votes had been taken for the purpose of agreeing upon amendments to the original report of the compromise committee , which they would have so modified as to introduce ...
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