 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1836 - 692 pages
...thf langiiggp of, We, the people, instead of, We, the style*?- States are the characteristics arid the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must bo one great, consolidated, national government, of the people of all the states. I have the highest... | |
 | George Washington Frost Mellen - Constitutional history - 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... | |
 | Criticism - 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 - United States - 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 - Constitutional law - 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 - United States - 1845 - 314 pages
...to ask, who authorized them to speak the language of, we, the people, instead of, we, the. statr.t ? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a...national government of the people of all the states. I have the highest respect for those gentlemen who formed the convention; and were some of them not... | |
 | Literature - 1854 - 748 pages
...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 ? States are...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... | |
 | United States - 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... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 624 pages
...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...national government of the people of all the States. I have the highest respect for those gentlemen who formed the convention; and were some of them not... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 668 pages
...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...national government of the people of all the States. I have the highest respect for those gentlemen who formed the convention; and were some of them not... | |
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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.... 
