 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
 | George Washington Frost Mellen - 1841 - 452 pages
...they had to say " we the people," instead of " we the States." If the States are not the agents of the compact, it must be one great consolidated national government of the people of all the States. The people gave them no power to use their name : " The federal convention ought to have amended the... | |
 | 1861 - 1148 pages
...People? — Who authorized them to speak the language, ice, the People, instead of we, the States f States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation....consolidated national government of the people of the States." And what said Edmund Randolph in reply ? " The gentleman inquires why we assumed the language... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1861 - 992 pages
...People? — Who authorized them to speak the language, «v>, the People, instead of we, itie States f States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation....consolidated national government of the people of the States." And what said Edmund Randolph in reply ? " The gentleman inquires why we assumed the language... | |
 | Henry St. George Tucker - 1843 - 256 pages
...Henry said, " That this is a consolidated government is demonstrably clear." — "The language [is] 'We, the people,' instead of ' We, the states.' States are the characteristics and soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated... | |
 | William Wirt - 1845 - 314 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...language of, we, the people, instead of, we, the. statr.t ? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the... | |
 | 1854 - 748 pages
...give me leave to demand, what right have they to say, we the people f" " Who authorized them to apeak the language of we the people, instead of we the States...the agents of this compact, it must be one great, comolidated, national government of the people of all the Statei." Again : " Have they said we the... | |
 | 1855 - 560 pages
...continued, "are the characteristics and soul of a confederacy. If the States be not the agents to the compact, it must be one great consolidated, national government, of the people of all the States." In answer to this pointed and momentous question, Mr. Madison replied, "Who are the parties to the... | |
 | William B. Victor - 1859 - 254 pages
...thus expressed one of his objections to the Constitution : " My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me...to ask who authorized them to speak the language, We, the people, instead of We, the States. States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation.... | |
 | 1863 - 712 pages
...leave to demand, what right had they to say, lWe, the people?' My poh'tical curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me...be one great, consolidated national government of all the people of all the States Even of that illustrious man, who saved us by his valor, I would have... | |
 | Missouri. Convention - 1861 - 336 pages
...sir, give me leave to demand, What right had they to say-" We the people? Who authorized them to say We the people, instead of We, the states? States are'...national government of the people of all the States." To this appeal, Gov. Randolph no less clearly replies : J "Tne gentleman inquires why we assumed the... | |
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