Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... equal rights between new and old communities . It was the most important single step toward the solution of the Western problem , which never can be completely solved as long as the United States retains its agreeable diversity of races ...
... equal rights between new and old communities . It was the most important single step toward the solution of the Western problem , which never can be completely solved as long as the United States retains its agreeable diversity of races ...
Page xlii
... equal representation in the Senate , representa- tion determined by the federal ratio ' ( Art . II , s . II , ยง 3 ) in the House ( cf. pp . 266-74 ) . From 6 August to 10 September the Convention debated , clause by clause , a draft ...
... equal representation in the Senate , representa- tion determined by the federal ratio ' ( Art . II , s . II , ยง 3 ) in the House ( cf. pp . 266-74 ) . From 6 August to 10 September the Convention debated , clause by clause , a draft ...
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... equal they should be allowed to assess the charges of it them- selves . The rules of equity and the principles of the constitu- tion seem to require this . Those who judge of the reciprocal rights that subsist between a supreme and ...
... equal they should be allowed to assess the charges of it them- selves . The rules of equity and the principles of the constitu- tion seem to require this . Those who judge of the reciprocal rights that subsist between a supreme and ...
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... equal share with them in the very important privilege of legislation . Nevertheless , contrary to the Proprietor's Charter and the acknowledged principles of common justice and equity , our five counties are restrained 1 A Declaration ...
... equal share with them in the very important privilege of legislation . Nevertheless , contrary to the Proprietor's Charter and the acknowledged principles of common justice and equity , our five counties are restrained 1 A Declaration ...
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... equal number with the three aforesaid counties , to represent us in Assembly . 2. We understand that a bill is now ... equals in the neighborhood where their own , their accusers ' , and the witnesses ' character and credit , with the ...
... equal number with the three aforesaid counties , to represent us in Assembly . 2. We understand that a bill is now ... equals in the neighborhood where their own , their accusers ' , and the witnesses ' character and credit , with the ...
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