In all our deliberations on this subject we kept steadily in our view, that which appears to us the greatest interest of every true American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence.... The R.I. Schoolmaster - Page 2031861Full view - About this book
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. — This important consideration...inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise ex. pected : and thusthc constitution, which we now present, is- the result of a spirit of amity, and... | |
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. — • This important consideration...inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise ex. pected : and thusthc constitution, which we now present, is the result of a spirit of amity, and... | |
| William Graydon - Law - 1803 - 730 pages
...situation, extent, habits, and particular interests. riously and deeply impressed on ouv minds, R-ii each state in the Convention to be less rigid on points...magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected ; aod thus the Constitution, which we now present," is th* result of a spirit of amity, and of that... | |
| John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...transmitted to congress in a letter subscribed by the president, in which the constitution was said to be, " the result of a spirit of amity, and of that mutual...deference and concession, which the peculiarity of their political situation rendered indispensable. " That it will meet the full and entire approbation... | |
| Henry Potter - Justices of the peace - 1816 - 474 pages
...perhap,s our national existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed upon our minds, led each State in the Convention to be less rigid oh points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected ; and thus the Constitution,... | |
| David Ramsay - History - 1817 - 522 pages
...but did not presume to impose it on their fellow citizens. They simply reported it to congress, " as the result of a spirit of amity, and of that mutual...deference and concession, which the peculiarity of their political situation rendered indispensable;" and that in their opinion, " it should be submitted... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led cfach State in the Convention to be less rigid on points of inferior magnitude, than might have been... | |
| United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...American, the consolidation of our union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration,...led each state in the convention to be less rigid in points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected. And thus the constitution... | |
| Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 474 pages
...following remarks. " The convention have resolved, that this constitution be transmitted to Congress as the result of a spirit of amity, and of that mutual...deference, and concession, which the peculiarity of their political situation rendered indispensable. " That it will meet the full, and entire approbation... | |
| Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 472 pages
..." The convention have resolved, that this constitution, be transmitted to Congress as the result oT a spirit of amity, and of that mutual deference, and concession, which the peculiarity of their political situation rendered indispensable. '• That it will meet the full, and entire approbation... | |
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