 In a word, the confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without the substance, and Congress a nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me it is a solecism in politics, indeed it is one of the most extraordinary things...  Miscellanies - Page 33by Charles Bradlaugh - 1899 - 226 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...much in all our public councils, for the good government of the union. In a word, the confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without...nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me, it is a solecism in politics :... indeed it is one of the most extraordinary things in nature,... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...wisdom in pointing out a remedy for its degradation. In one of them, he observes " The confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without the sub* stance, and congress a nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me it. is... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...for its degradation. In one of them he observes, " The confederation appears to me to be littltxmore than a shadow without the substance, and .Congress...nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me it is a solecism in politics ; indeed it is one of the most extraordinary things in nature, that... | |
 | David Ramsay - Generals - 1814 - 274 pages
...wisdom in pointing .out a remedy for its degradation. In one of them he observes, " The confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without...nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me it is a solecism in politics; indeed it is one of the most, extraordinary things in nature, t,hat... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...much in all our public councils, for the good government of the Union. In a word, the confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without...nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me, it is a solecism in politics: indeed, it is one of the most extraordinary things in nature,... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 540 pages
...in 1 785, with unusual significancy on the same subject. " In a word," says he, " the confederation appears to me to be little more, than a shadow without,...body, their ordinances being little attended to." * The same sentiments may be found in many public documents.2 One of the most humiliating proofs of... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1835 - 568 pages
...much in all our public councils for the good government of the Union. In a word, the confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without...nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me it is a solecism in politics, indeed it is one of the most extraordinary things in nature, that... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 572 pages
...much in all our public councils for the good government of the Union. In a word, the confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without...nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me it is a solecism in politics, indeed it is one of the most extraordinary things in nature, that... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 580 pages
...much in all our public councils for the good government of the Union. In a word, the confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without...nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me it is a solecism in politics, indeed it is one of the most extraordinary things in nature, that... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - United States - 1839 - 576 pages
...much in all our public councils for the good government of the Union. In a word, the confederation appears to me to be little more than a shadow without...nugatory body, their ordinances being little attended to. To me it is a solecism in politics, indeed it is one of the most extraordinary things in nature, that... | |
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