 We, the people of the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, and Georgia, do ordain, declare, and...  Debates in the Congress of the Confederation, from February 19, 1787 to ... - Page 1226by James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840Full view - About this book
 | Abiel Holmes - America - 1805 - 556 pages
...hi. brother, the above named Dr. Phillips. a Article* of Confederation and perpetual Union between the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode...Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia,... | |
 | United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...free and independent states of America* • "* MR, CHARLES riNCKNEY'S DRAFT OF A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.* We the people of the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts,...following constitution for the government of ourselves and posterity. ARTICLE i. . The style of this government shall be the United States of America, and the... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention, Robert Yates - Constitutional conventions - 1821 - 320 pages
...Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut* New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia,...for the government of ourselves and our posterity. • ARTICXE 1. The style of this government shall be, " The United States of America." ARTICLE II.... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1821 - 328 pages
...Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia,...following constitution for the government of ourselves and posterity. ARTICLE i. The style of this government shall be the United States of America, and the government... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - New York (State) - 1833 - 636 pages
...began in these words: "We, the people of the States of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, &c. do ordain and establish the following Constitution for the government of ourselves and our posterity." — Elliott's Debates, vol. 4, p. 116. The principle was here distinctly set forth, but as it might... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Committee on the Library - Nullification - 1834 - 396 pages
...began in these words : " We the people of the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, &c. 179 do ordain and establish the following Constitution for the government of ourselves and our posterity." — Elliot's Debates, vol. 4, p. 116. The principle was here distinctly set forth, but as it might... | |
 | United States - 1842 - 498 pages
...for that purpose reported the first draft of a constitution. The preamble was in these words : — " We, the people of the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts,...for the government of ourselves and our posterity.'' (1 Elliott's Debate?, 255). On the very next day, this preamble was unanimously adopted ; and the reader... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1854 - 588 pages
...Constitution. Its preamble sets forth that — "We, the people of the States of, etc., etc., do ordaiu, declare and establish the following Constitution for the government of ourselves and our posterity." — (735.) Here nothing is said of any particular objects for which the government is to be established.... | |
 | Connecticut - 1842 - 668 pages
...&c.) Congress passed a resolution, on the 23d day of November, 1777, recommending to the Legislatures of the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode...Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, to appoint commissioners, to convene at New Haven, in... | |
 | Henry St. George Tucker - Constitutional law - 1843 - 254 pages
...appointed for that purpose, reported the first draft of a constitution. The preamble was in these words : ' We, the people of the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts,...for the government of ourselves and our posterity.' (1 Elliot's Debates, 255.) On the very next day this preamble was unanimously adopted ; and the reader... | |
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