 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....  Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry - Pagina 188door William Wirt - 1850 - 306 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - 514 pagina’s
...earnestness, who authorized them to speak such language as " WE THE PEoPLE," instead of" WE THE STATES?" — States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation....national government of the people of all the states. With respect to the gentlemen who formed the con•vention, I must repeat, sir, that I entertain the... | |
 | 1833 - 670 pagina’s
...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. If the States be not the scents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated rational Government of the people of all... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 558 pagina’s
...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....of this compact, it must be one great consolidated government of the people of all the states. I have the highest respect for those gentlemen who formed... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 554 pagina’s
...a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated government of the people of all the states. I have...those gentlemen who formed the convention, and were not some of them here, I would express some testimonial of esteem for them. America had on a former... | |
 | 1830 - 584 pagina’s
...instead of we, the States. States are the characteristics and soul of a confederacy. If the States he not the agents of this compact, it must be one great...national government of the people of all the States." Or, what is still more important, in the words of Mr. Madison, in reply to this question, "who are... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 540 pagina’s
...[is] ' We, the people,' instead of, ' We, the stales.' States are the characteristics and soul of n confederation. If the states be not the agents of...national government of the people of all the states." The like suggestion will be found in various places in Mr. Elliot's Debates in other states. See 1... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 564 pagina’s
...The language [is] ' We, the people,' instead of, ' We, the statts? States are the characteristics and soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this co.npact, it must be one great consolidated national government of the people of all the states." The... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1836 - 692 pagina’s
...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 - 1841 - 452 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
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