Confederation, were the less liable to be misconstrued) so as to destroy the meaning and effect of the particular enumeration which necessarily explains, and limits the general phrases, and so as to consolidate the states by degrees into one sovereignty,... American History Told by Contemporaries ... - Page 313edited by - 1901Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1438 pages
...phrases, and so as to consolidate the States by degrees into one sovereignty, the obvious tendency and inevitable result of which would be to transform the...States into an absolute, or. at best, a mixed monarchy. And whereas, on the tenth and thirteenth days of November, 1798, certain resolutions were passed by... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...phrases, and so as to consolidate the States by degrees into one sovereignty; the obvious tendency and inevitable result of which would be, to transform...into an absolute, or, at best, a mixed monarchy." Mr. Jefferson, in his letters, has followed up the same ideas, and never parted, till he parted with... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1837 - 666 pages
...into one sovereignty ; the obvious tendency and inevitable result of which would be to Iransf.irm Ihe present republican system of the United States into an absolute, or at best a mixed monarchy." Mr. Madison, in his report commentiag on this resolution, observes: " Thry/Vs/ question here to be... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...phrases, and so as to consolidate the Suites by degrees into one sovereignty; the obvious tendency and inty from the different applications. In the present instance, whatever different constructio Slates into an absolute, or, at best, a mixed monarchy." Mr. Jefi'erson, in his letters, lias followed... | |
| Joseph Blunt - History - 1832 - 720 pages
...and so to consolidate by degrees, into one sovereignty; the obvious tendency and inevitable result ot which, would be to transform the present republican system of the United States into an absolute government, without any limitatiou 'of power.' This resolution was agreed to by a vote of 103 to 9.... | |
| New York (State). Legislature. Senate - Government publications - 1833 - 614 pages
...phrases ; and so as to consolidate the States by degrees, into one sovereignty, the obvious tendency and inevitable result of which would be, to transform...States, into an absolute, or at best, a mixed monarchy. The first question here to be considered, is, whether a spirit has in sundry instances been manifested... | |
| New York (State). Legislature. Senate - Government publications - 1833 - 514 pages
...consolidate the States by degrees into one sovereignty, the obvious tendency and inevitable consequence of which would be, to transform the present republican...States into an absolute, or at best, a mixed monarchy. That the General Assembly doth particularly protest against the palpable and alarming infraction of... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1834 - 788 pages
...the States by degrees into one sovereignty; ' the obvious tendency of which would be to irans' form the present republican system of the United ' States into an absolute or at best a mixed monl archy." The general phrase which alone can apply to the President, is that which says, the Executive... | |
| Pennsylvania. Laws, statutes, etc - Law - 1836 - 896 pages
...consolidate the states by degrees, into one sovereignty, the obvious tendency and inevitable result 01 which would be, to transform the present republican...the United States into an absolute, or at best, a uuxeO monarchy;" Deprecating That this general assembly consider the proposition lately th« invr-t-... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - United States - 1836 - 680 pages
...states, by degrees, into one sovereignty, the obvious tendency and inevitable result of which woufd be to transform the present republican system of the...States into an absolute, or at best a mixed monarchy.' TheJ?rs< question here to be considered is, whether a spirit has, in sundry instances, been manifested... | |
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