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 each state in the convention to be less rigid... Debates in the Federal Convention, from Tuesday, August 7, 1787 until its ... - Page 1559by James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840Full view - About this book
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...less rigid on points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise ex. pected : and thusthc constitution, which we now present, is- the result...concession which the peculiarity of our political situation.rendered indispensable. That it will meet the full and entire approbation of every state... | |
| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...less rigid on points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise ex. pected : and thusthc constitution, which we now present, is the result...concession which the peculiarity of our political situation.rendered in~ dispensable. That it will meet the full and entire approbation of every state... | |
| 1802 - 440 pages
...constitution of the United States, the result of his presiding wisdom, was adopted, as it was formed in ' a spirit of amity, and of that mutual deference and...of our political situation rendered indispensable,' God grant that in this spirit it be long preservpd, that so it may preserve those for whose boon it... | |
| 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
...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...Constitution, which •we now present, is the result pf a spirit of amity, and of that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of our political... | |
| 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
...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...deference and concession which the peculiarity of onr political situation rendered indispensable. That it will meet the full and entire approbation of... | |
| A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...Constitution of the United States, the result of his presiding wisdom, was adopted, as it was formed in " a spirit of amity, and of that mutual deference and...of our political situation rendered indispensable." God grant that in this spirit it be long preserved, that so it may preserve those for whose boon it... | |
| 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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