Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States, Before the Adoption of the Constitution, Volume 1 |
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... union , establish justice , ensure domestic tranquil- lity , provide for the common defence , promote the general wel- fare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity , do ordain and establish this Constitution ...
... union , establish justice , ensure domestic tranquil- lity , provide for the common defence , promote the general wel- fare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity , do ordain and establish this Constitution ...
Page xviii
... Union , according to their respective numbers , which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons , including those bound to service for a term of years , and excluding Indians not taxed , three - fifths of all ...
... Union , according to their respective numbers , which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons , including those bound to service for a term of years , and excluding Indians not taxed , three - fifths of all ...
Page xxvii
... Union , and recommend to their consid- eration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedi- ent ; he may , on extraordinary occasions , convene both houses , or either of them , and in case of disagreement between them with ...
... Union , and recommend to their consid- eration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedi- ent ; he may , on extraordinary occasions , convene both houses , or either of them , and in case of disagreement between them with ...
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... Union ; but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state ; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states , or parts of states , without the consent of the legislatures of the states ...
... Union ; but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state ; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states , or parts of states , without the consent of the legislatures of the states ...
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... Union , in relation to each other at the time of its adoption . This will naturally conduct us back to the American Revolution ; and to the formation of the Confederation consequent thereon . But if we stop here , we shall still be ...
... Union , in relation to each other at the time of its adoption . This will naturally conduct us back to the American Revolution ; and to the formation of the Confederation consequent thereon . But if we stop here , we shall still be ...
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