 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 786 pages
...perpetual by the Articles of Confederation in 1778, and finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects in ordaining and establishing the Constitution was ' to form a more perfect Union. " For a brief account of the Colonial Confederacies, the reader is referred to Mr. Towle's Analysis... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1874 - 1956 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...Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity.'" * Frw a quarter of a rcntury, conspirator* against the nationality of the Republic had been trachin?... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - United States - 1876 - 538 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1777 ; and finally in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...the states, be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before. ... I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - United States - 1876 - 542 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1777 ; and finally in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...the states, be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before. ... I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbrokeu... | |
 | David Hume - 1876 - 944 pages
...engaged that it should be perpetual by the articles of confederation in 1778 ; and, finally, in 1787, m < 7\ 0C | [d Тn[ tho Union by one or by a, part only of the states be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before,... | |
 | Orators - 1880 - 698 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...Constitution was "to form a more perfect Union." But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of the states, be lawfully possible, the Union... | |
 | Erastus Otis Haven - United States - 1882 - 582 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 ol perpetuity. It follows from these views... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1882 - 680 pages
...Articles of Confederado« in 177Й. And, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining aid establishing the Constitution was "to form a more perfect union.'' But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of the States, be lawfully possible, the Union... | |
 | Frank Abial Flower - Republican Party - 1884 - 662 pages
...Articles of Confederation, in 1778; and, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining ami establishing the Constitution was to form a more perfect...only of the States be lawfully possible, the Union \* K'Kw than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
 | Alexander Johnston - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1884 - 430 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...Constitution was " to form a more perfect union." But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of the States, be lawfully possible, the Union... | |
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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... 
