 | John Wilson Campbell - Virginia - 1813 - 322 pages
...community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, T2 in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. IV. That no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the... | |
 | Stephen Cullen Carpenter - History - 1815 - 514 pages
...inadequate, or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." This, sir, is the language of democracy. A majority of the community have a right to alter their government,... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 526 pages
...community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right, to reform, alter, or abolish t, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. 4. That no roan, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1821 - 674 pages
...bitable, uiialienablc, and indefeasible right, to reform. form, or a- . '.....'. «_ 11 i • jj bolish. alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. Of exclusive 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclujn-ivil.-jjei. sjve or separate emoluments... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1823 - 462 pages
...electors. Security of property. Of suspending laws. Criminal prosecutions. Bail, fines ii punishments. such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. . IV. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 524 pages
...inadequate, or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." This, sir, is the language of democracy—that a majority of the community have a right to alter their... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 526 pages
...the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, vot. i. 12 or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." I have just proved, that one tenth, or less, of the people of America — a most despicable minority, may... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
...observe, and which he hoped all gentlemen would observe, is, that these constituents are to be made, " in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." Th» rule imposed on us, is to perfect the great work now before us, in such manner u may be most conducive... | |
 | Virginia - Law - 1833 - 604 pages
...inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right, to reform, alter or abolish...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. (<0 Ante. ch. 2, § 17. 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 550 pages
...inadequate, or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." This, sir, is the language of democracy — that a majority of the community have a right to alter... | |
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... of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and that... 
