(1815-1830)Tappan & Dennet, 1843 |
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Page 220
... constitution being the supreme law , it follows of course , that every act of the legislature , contrary to that law , must be void . But who shall decide this question ? Shall the legislature itself decide it ? If so , then the ...
... constitution being the supreme law , it follows of course , that every act of the legislature , contrary to that law , must be void . But who shall decide this question ? Shall the legislature itself decide it ? If so , then the ...
Page 419
... constitution , sir , be the creature of state legislatures , it must be admitted that it has obtain- ed a strange control over the volitions of its creators . The people , then , sir , erected this government . They gave it a constitution ...
... constitution , sir , be the creature of state legislatures , it must be admitted that it has obtain- ed a strange control over the volitions of its creators . The people , then , sir , erected this government . They gave it a constitution ...
Page 431
... constitution to be a compact between the states , the gentleman's doctrine , nevertheless , is not maintainable ; because , first , the general government is not a party to that compact , but a government established by it , and vested ...
... constitution to be a compact between the states , the gentleman's doctrine , nevertheless , is not maintainable ; because , first , the general government is not a party to that compact , but a government established by it , and vested ...
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DISCOURSE delivered at Plymouth in Commemoration of the first Settlement | 25 |
DISCOURSE in Commemoration of the Lives and Services of John Adams | 71 |
SPEECH delivered at a Meeting of Citizens of Boston held in Faneuil Hall | 81 |
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