 To be fearful of investing Congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity and madness. Could Congress exert them for the detriment of the people, without injuring...  Aubert Dubayet: Or, The Two Sister Republics - Page 74by Charles Gayarré - 1882 - 479 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...fearful of investing Congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity...appointments, must they not mingle frequently with the mass of citizens ? Is it not ratlier to be apprehended, if they were not possessed of the powers before described,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...fearful of investing congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity...with those of their constituents ? by the rotation of appointment, must they not mingle frequently with the mass of citizens ? is it not rather to be apprehended,... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very'climax of popular absurdity and madness. Could congress exert...with those of their constituents ? By the rotation of appointment, must they they not mingle frequently with the mass of citizens ? Is it not rather to be... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...fearful of investing Congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity...without injuring themselves in an equal or greater pro» portion ? Are not their interests inseparably connected with those of their constituents ? By... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...of investing Congress, constituted as that . body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity...exert them for the detriment of the people, without inj uring themselves in an equal or greater proportion ? Are not their interests inseparably connected... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...fearful of investing Congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity and madness. Could Congress exert them for flie detriment of the people, without injuring themselves in an equal or greater proportion ? Are not... | |
 | David Ramsay - Generals - 1814 - 274 pages
...fearful of investing Congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity and madness. Could Congress exert them Tor the detriment of the. people, without injuring themselves in an equal or greater proportion ? Are... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1826 - 234 pages
...fearful of investing Congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity...appointments, must they not mingle frequently with the mass of citizens ? Is it not rather to be apprehended, if they were not possessed of the powers before described,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 558 pages
...national purposes, appears to me, the climax of popular absurdity and madness. Could congress exert this, for the detriment of the people, without injuring...those of their constituents ? " By the rotation of appointment, must they not mingle frequently with the mass of citizens ? Is it not rather to be apprehended,... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 pages
...fearful of investing congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity...appointments, must they not mingle frequently with the mass of citizens ? Is it not rather to be apprehended, if they were possessed of the powers before described,... | |
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