 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...bonds. They have chosen to trust themselves, first, to the plain words of the instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful...office, and subject to their responsibility to them: jiist as the people of a state trust their own state governments with a similar power. Secondly, they... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...bands. They have chosen to trust themselves, first, to the plain words of the instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful...their own State Governments with a similar power. ' 264 6. Fourthly, they have seen fit to rely, in case of necessity, or high expediency, on their known... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...bonds'. They have chosen to trust themselves', first', to the plain words of the instrument*, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful...their own state governments with a similar power'. Seer ondly,' they have reposed their trust in the efficacy of frequent elections', and in their own... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - United States - 1836 - 680 pages
...bonds. They have chosen to trust themselves, first, to the plain words of the instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful...responsibility to them, just as the people of a state trusts their own state governments with a similar power. Secondly, they have reposed their trust in... | |
 | Alden Bradford - History - 1840 - 492 pages
...bonds. They have chosen to trust themselves, first, to the plain words of the instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful...responsibility to them; just as the people of a State trusts their own State governments with a similar power. Secondly, they have reposed their trust in... | |
 | Alden Bradford - Canada History War of 1812 - 1840 - 494 pages
...themselves, first, to the plain words of the instrument, and to such construction as the goyernment itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers,...responsibility to them; just as the people of a State trusts their own State governments with a similar power. Secondly, they have reposed their trust in... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 582 pages
...instrument, and to such construction as the government themselves, in doubtful cases, should put on their own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject...responsibility to them ; just as the people of a State trust then1 own State governments with a similar power. Secondly, they have reposed their trust in the efficacy... | |
 | Daniel Webster - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1853 - 130 pages
...chosen to trust~) themselves, first Ja the plain words of the instrument, and to such construction I as the government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, un- / der their oaths of office, and subject to their responsibility to them ; just as 1 the people... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1854 - 234 pages
...bonds. They have chosen to trust themselves, first to the plain words of the instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful...and subject to their responsibility to them ; just as_ the people of a state trust their own state governments with a simila* po\vfi. Secondly, they have... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 560 pages
...to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, and under their oaths of office, and subject to their...just as the people of a state trust their own state government with a similar power. Secondly, they have reposed their trust in the efficacy of frequent... | |
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Sir, the people have not trusted their safety, in regard to the general Constitution, to these hands. They have required other security, and taken other bonds. They have chosen to trust themselves, first, to the plain words of the instrument, and to such... 
