 | Frederick W. Osborn - Recitations - 1890 - 68 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of the Confederation, in 1778 ; and finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...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 George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 536 pages
...objects for ordaining and establishing the 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 effected. The particulars of what '• This sentence originally has been done are so familiar and stood... | |
 | Hannah Amelia (Noyes) Davidson, Mrs. Hannah Amelia Noyes Davidson - United States - 1891 - 232 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of the Confederation, in 1778 ; and finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...the states be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
 | United States - 1891 - 928 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...union. But if the destruction of the Union by one or a part only of the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less than before, the constitution having... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1891 - 424 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articled nf 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... | |
 | George Parker Winship - Cibola, Seven Cities of - 1894 - 182 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'...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Presidents - 1894 - 280 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...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1898 - 72 pages
...expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of the Confederation, in 1778 ; and finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before, the Constitution having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 274 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...the States, be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution, having lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 854 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...the States be lawfully possible, the Union is less perfect than before the Constitution, haying lost the vital element of perpetuity. It follows from... | |
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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,... 
