 The assent of the states in their sovereign capacity is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it ; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance,...  The Rebellion Record: June '61-Sept. '61 - Page 140edited by - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1862 - 830 pages
...instrument to the people. But the people were nt perfect liberty to accept or reject it ; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could...But, surely, the question whether they may resume find modify the powers granted to the Government, does not remain to be settled in this country. Much... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1862 - 840 pages
...instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it ; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could...surrendered all their powers to the State sovereignties, and hnd nothing more to give. But, surely, the question whether they may resume and modify the powers granted... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Banks and banking - 1863 - 76 pages
...instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could...-whether they may resume and modify the powers granted to government, does not remain to be settled in this country. Much more might the legitimacy of the general... | |
 | Education - 1897 - 678 pages
...Instrument to the pepple. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject It; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could...complete obligation, and bound the State sovereignties. This government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise... | |
 | John Jay - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 80 pages
...instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their act was final. It required not the affirmance and could...complete obligation, and bound the State sovereignties." From that time, for all the purposes declared by the Constitution, the people of the United States... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Erasmus Peshine Smith, Joel Tiffany, Edward Jordan Dimock, Samuel Hand, Hiram Edward Sickels, Louis J. Rezzemini, Edmund Hamilton Smith, Edwin Augustus Bedell, Alvah S. Newcomb, James Newton Fiero - Law reports, digests, etc - 1868 - 672 pages
...instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could...whether they may resume and modify the powers granted to governments, does not remain to be settled in this country. Much more might the legitimacy of the general... | |
 | Jonas Mills Bundy - State rights - 1870 - 62 pages
...instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or.reject it; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could not be negatived by the State sovereignties. "It has been said that the people had already surrendered all their powers to the State... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 786 pages
...instrument to the people. ' But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could...the State sovereignties. " It has been said that the peopfe had already surrendered all their powers to the State sovereignties, and had nothing more to... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 780 pages
...instniment to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could...adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the Stale sovereignties. " It has been said that the people had already surrendered all their powers to... | |
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