 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Politics, Practical - 1867 - 510 pages
...that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of the Confederation, in 1778 ; and finally, in 1778, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before ; the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. " It follows from... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Politics, Practical - 1867 - 524 pages
...that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of the Confederation, in'1778 ; and finally, in 1778, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing...only of the States be lawfully possible, the Union js less perfect than before; the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. " It follows... | |
 | United States - 1868 - 422 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778 ; and, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...before, the Constitution having lost the vital element oi perpetuity. It follows from these views that no State, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1888 - 990 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...Constitution was, "to form a more perfect Union." But if destruction of the Union by one, or by a part only, of the States be lawfully possible, the Union is... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 786 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778. And finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...Constitution was ' to form a more perfect union.'' " But if destruction of the Union by one, or by a part only, of the States, be lawfully possible, the Union... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1874 - 1956 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778. And finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...States, be . lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity.'" * Frw a quarter... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - United States - 1876 - 542 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1777 ; and finally in 1787, one of the declared objects for...lawfully possible, the Union is less than before. ... I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbrokeu ; and... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - United States - 1876 - 538 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1777 ; and finally in 1787, one of the declared objects for...lawfully possible, the Union is less than before. ... I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken ; and... | |
 | David Hume - 1876 - 944 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual by the articles of confederation in 1778 ; and, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...form a more perfect Union. But, if the destruction of tho Union by one or by a, part only of the states be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before,... | |
 | Orators - 1880 - 698 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the articles of confederation in 1778. And, finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...Constitution was "to form a more perfect Union." But if destruction of the Union, by one, or by a part only, of the states, be lawfully possible, the Union... | |
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It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It was further matured, and the faith of all the then thirteen States expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778. And, finally,... 
