 | Charles Lempriere - United States - 1861 - 336 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778 ; and finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. " It follows from these... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 586 pages
...be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778 ; and, finally, in 1787 one of the de Glared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was, ' to form a more perfect Union.' Bat, if the destruction of the Union, by one or by a part only of the States, be lawfully possible,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1861 - 580 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was "to farm a more perfect union." But if destruction of the Union by one, or by a part only, of the States,... | |
 | Ludwig Karl Aegidi - 1861 - 462 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778. And finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was "<o form a mart perfect union."' Tf But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of... | |
 | History, Modern - 1861 - 456 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778. And finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was "io form a more perfect union." ^f But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of the... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 764 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778 ; and, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. "It follows from these views... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1862 - 910 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778; and, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. " It follows, from these... | |
 | United States - 1862 - 200 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778, and, finally, in 1789. " One of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...Constitution was to form a more perfect Union ; but if destruction by one, or by a part only, of the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of the Confederation, in 1778 ; and, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from these views... | |
 | David Brainerd Williamson - Campaign literature, 1864 - 1864 - 210 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778 ; and, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. " It follows from these... | |
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It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence, in 1776. It was further matured, and the faith of all the then thirteen States expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778. And... 
