 | 1819 - 652 pages
...in ci.lling' a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. Hut the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their...sur.rendered all their powers to the state sovereignties, anil had nothingmorc to give. But surely the question whether they may resume andmodify the powers... | |
 | 1819 - 660 pages
...in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their...adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the slide sovereignties. It lias been said, that the people had already surrendered all their powt-rs to... | |
 | John Taylor - United States - 1820 - 378 pages
...upon by the judicial department in cases " of peculiar delicacy, as a law of undoubted obligation." " It has been said, that the people had already surrendered...powers to the state sovereignties, and had nothing <k more to give." " If any proposition could command the universal assent of " mankind, we might expect... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1838 - 684 pages
...and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to acceptor reject it; and their act was final. It required not...the affirmance, and could not be negatived by the Stile Governments. The constitution, when thus adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the State... | |
 | Robert James Turnbull - State rights - 1827 - 174 pages
...sovereign capacity, is implied, in calling a Convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. It required not the affirmance, and could not be negatived by the State Governments. The Constitution, when adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the State Sovereignties." For the want of a distinction... | |
 | 1828 - 640 pages
...in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their...complete obligation, and bound the State sovereignties." This opinion we shall now examine, and inquire particularly into the accuracy of the doctrine, "that... | |
 | 1828 - 638 pages
...in calling a conrention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. IT RKQI^IREH NOT TJIE AFFIRMANCE, AND COULD NOT BE NEGATIVED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS. The Constitution... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 564 pages
...in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their...when thus adopted, was of complete obligation, and hound the state sovereignties. " It has been said, that the people had alreaiiy surrendered all their... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1833 - 264 pages
...submitting the Constitution to the consideration. of the People ; but the People of each State were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their act was final : — the Constitution required not the affirmance of the State Governments, and could not be negatived... | |
 | Henry Baldwin - Constitutional law - 1837 - 236 pages
...in calling a convention; and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their...constitution, when thus adopted, was of complete obligation; bound the state sovereignties; and the government proceeded directly from the people." 4 Wh. 403, 4.... | |
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The assent of the states, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance,... 
