| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 564 pages
...the powers of the federal government result from a compact to which the States are parties, and are limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact; and no farther valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact. And that in... | |
| Robert Reid Howison - Virginia - 1848 - 542 pages
...sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, and to that extent only, are valid, and that in case of a "deliberate, palpable, and dangerous," exercise of other powers, the states have the right, and are bound to interpose; the fourth expresses the regret of the Assembly... | |
| John Quincy Adams - History - 1850 - 454 pages
...United States was a compact, to which the States were parties, granting limited powers of Government. 2. That in case of a deliberate, palpable and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the compact, the States had the right to, and were in duty bound to interpose, for arresting the progress... | |
| John Quincy Adams - United States - 1850 - 460 pages
...United States was a compact, to which the States were parties, granting limited powers of Government. 2. That in case of a deliberate, palpable and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the compact, the States had the right to, and were in duty bound to interpose, for arresting the progress... | |
| Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - Alien and Sedition laws, 1798 - 1850 - 272 pages
...as constitutional and conclusive in its inferences. The resolution declares, first, that "it views the powers of the Federal Government, as resulting from the compact to which the states are parties ;" in other words, that the Federal powers are derived from the Constitution, and that the Constitution... | |
| Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - Alien and Sedition laws, 1798 - 1850 - 274 pages
...warranted by the former. • That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare that it views the powers of the federal government as resulting from the compact, to which the states alone are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that... | |
| John Caldwell Calhoun - United States - 1851 - 436 pages
...national government. Among other things, these resolutions affirm that, " it (the General Assembly) views the powers of the federal government, as resulting...of the instrument constituting that compact; as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact ; — and that in case... | |
| John Caldwell Calhoun - Political science - 1851 - 462 pages
...national government. Among other things, these resolutions affirm that, " it (the General Assembly) views the powers of the federal government, as resulting...of the instrument constituting that compact ; as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact ; — and that in 23... | |
| John Caldwell Calhoun - Political science - 1851 - 428 pages
...limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact; as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated...dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by said compact, the States who are parties thereto, have the right and are in duty bound to interpose... | |
| Levi Woodbury - Electronic books - 1852 - 656 pages
...resolutions was in these words : " That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the Federal Government as resulting...of the instrument constituting that compact, as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact ; and that, in case... | |
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