 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....  Speech and Scrap Book for Speakers - Page 2281924 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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...national government of the people of all the states. With respect to the gentlemen who formed the con•vention, I must repeat, sir, that I entertain the... | |
 | 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...soul of a confederation. If the States be not the scents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated rational Government of the people of all... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1832 - 756 pages
...leave to demand what right had they to say, We the people? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me...'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... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 554 pages
...leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me...of this compact, it must be one great consolidated government of the people of all the states. I have the highest respect for those gentlemen who formed... | |
 | 1830 - 584 pages
...instead of we, the States. States are the characteristics and soul of a confederacy. If the States he not the agents of this compact, it must be one great...national government of the people of all the States." Or, what is still more important, in the words of Mr. Madison, in reply to this question, "who are... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 540 pages
...[is] ' We, the people,' instead of, ' We, the stales.' States are the characteristics and soul of n confederation. If the states be not the agents of...national government of the people of all the states." The like suggestion will be found in various places in Mr. Elliot's Debates in other states. See 1... | |
 | William Wirt - 1833 - 486 pages
...leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me...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.... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 564 pages
...The language [is] ' We, the people,' instead of, ' We, the statts? States are the characteristics and soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this co.npact, it must be one great consolidated national government of the people of all the states." The... | |
 | William Wirt - 1834 - 482 pages
...leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for 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 - 692 pages
...thf langiiggp of, We, the people, instead of, We, the style*?- States are the characteristics arid the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must bo one great, consolidated, national government, of the people of all the states. I have the highest... | |
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