Notes on History: The constitutional history of the United States, Volume 9H.W. Wheeler, 1882 |
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... tion had gov'ts of this kind . These alone had written constitutions , i . e . charters granted by the Crown and establishing " an organization of the different dep'ts of government , similar to that in the provincial governments . In ...
... tion had gov'ts of this kind . These alone had written constitutions , i . e . charters granted by the Crown and establishing " an organization of the different dep'ts of government , similar to that in the provincial governments . In ...
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... tion of Independence . For the most part closely resembling the declaration of rights and grievan- ces of 1765 and 1774 , the document closes as follows : " We , therefore , the representatives of the United States ( — a term here ...
... tion of Independence . For the most part closely resembling the declaration of rights and grievan- ces of 1765 and 1774 , the document closes as follows : " We , therefore , the representatives of the United States ( — a term here ...
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... tion of Independence created one or thirteen indepen- dent states . V. VI . THE CONFEDERATION . Parallel Curtis , I. 114-340 ; Secret Journals of Congress , I. 283- 464 , II . III . IV : Von Holst , I. 19-49 ; Story , I. § 218-71 ; Life ...
... tion of Independence created one or thirteen indepen- dent states . V. VI . THE CONFEDERATION . Parallel Curtis , I. 114-340 ; Secret Journals of Congress , I. 283- 464 , II . III . IV : Von Holst , I. 19-49 ; Story , I. § 218-71 ; Life ...
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... tion finally adopted the plan of the present con- 1787 stitution . . . . and directed it to be " laid before Sept. 17 the U. S. in Congress assembled , " and declared their opinion , " that it should afterwards be submitted to a ...
... tion finally adopted the plan of the present con- 1787 stitution . . . . and directed it to be " laid before Sept. 17 the U. S. in Congress assembled , " and declared their opinion , " that it should afterwards be submitted to a ...
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... tion provided that " after the choice of the President , the person having the greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the Vice - Pres . " In accordance with this John Adams , having received 34 votes , was declared elected ...
... tion provided that " after the choice of the President , the person having the greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the Vice - Pres . " In accordance with this John Adams , having received 34 votes , was declared elected ...
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Page 134 - That the Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself ; since that would have made its discretion, and not the constitution, the measure of its powers ; but that as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common Judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.
Page 58 - St. Croix River to the Highlands, along the said Highlands which divide those Rivers that empty themselves into the River St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the North-westernmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 20 - ... for the defence and welfare of the United States, or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war, to be built or purchased...
Page 88 - The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year 1808; but a tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
Page 129 - States at any time during the continuance of this act, to order all such aliens as he shall judge dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States, or shall have reasonable grounds to suspect are concerned in any treasonable or secret machinations against the government thereof, to depart out of the territory of the United States, within such time as shall be expressed in such order...
Page 78 - Superior ; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake ; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods...
Page 148 - Still one thing more, fellow-citizens, — a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Page 134 - Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the federal government as resulting from the compact, to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; and that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are...
Page 111 - An agreement between all the parties represented at the meeting that each will guard by its own means against the establishment of any future European colony within its borders may be found advisable.
Page 257 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.