Prefatory noteLangtree & O'Sullivan, 1840 - Constitutional history |
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Page 696
... federacy.109 It happened also , that Commissioners , appointed by Virginia and Maryland to settle the jurisdiction on waters dividing the two States , had , apart from their official reports , recommended a uniformity in the regulations ...
... federacy.109 It happened also , that Commissioners , appointed by Virginia and Maryland to settle the jurisdiction on waters dividing the two States , had , apart from their official reports , recommended a uniformity in the regulations ...
Page 868
... federacy in being . The acts of Congress , the tenor of the acts of the States , the commissions produced by the several Deputations , all proved this . And this limitation of the power to an amendment of the Confederacy marked the ...
... federacy in being . The acts of Congress , the tenor of the acts of the States , the commissions produced by the several Deputations , all proved this . And this limitation of the power to an amendment of the Confederacy marked the ...
Page 876
... federacy , and the danger of delaying a substantial reform . In answer to the objection drawn from the sense of our constituents , as denoted by their acts relating to the Convention and the objects of their deliberation , he observed ...
... federacy , and the danger of delaying a substantial reform . In answer to the objection drawn from the sense of our constituents , as denoted by their acts relating to the Convention and the objects of their deliberation , he observed ...
Page 895
... of the existing Con- federacy should be investigated , and he was not anxious to strengthen the foundations on which it now stands . Proceeding to the consideration of Mr. PATTER- SON's plan , 1787. ] 895 FEDERAL CONVENTION .
... of the existing Con- federacy should be investigated , and he was not anxious to strengthen the foundations on which it now stands . Proceeding to the consideration of Mr. PATTER- SON's plan , 1787. ] 895 FEDERAL CONVENTION .
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... federacy , leaving other States to accede or not ac- cede , as had been intimated . Mr. KING said , it was always with regret that he differed from his colleagues , but it was his duty to differ from ( Mr. GERRY ) on this occasion . He ...
... federacy , leaving other States to accede or not ac- cede , as had been intimated . Mr. KING said , it was always with regret that he differed from his colleagues , but it was his duty to differ from ( Mr. GERRY ) on this occasion . He ...
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