In all our deliberations on this subject we kept steadily in our view, that which appears to us the greatest interest of every true American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence.... The R.I. Schoolmaster - Page 2031861Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...— the consolidation of our Union — in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety; perhaps our national existence. This important consideration,...magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected." This, sir, is General Washington's consolidation. This is the true constitutional consolidation. I... | |
| Parliamentary practice - 1826 - 220 pages
...American, the consolidation of our union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration,...the peculiarity of our political situation rendered indispensible. That it will meet.the full and entire approbation of every state, is not, perhaps, to... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1826 - 736 pages
...consolidation of our union, in which is " involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our na" tional existence. This important consideration^ seriously...might have been otherwise expected ; and thus the con" stitution, which we now present, is the result of a spirit of " amity, and of that mutual deference... | |
| Parliamentary practice - 1826 - 228 pages
...American, the consolidation of our union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration,...state in the convention to be less rigid on points of interior magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected ; and thus the constitution, which we now... | |
| Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1828 - 426 pages
...American, the consolidation of our union, in which is involved our prosperty, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration,...be less rigid on points of inferior magnitude, than nvght have been otherwise expected; and Urns the constitution, which we now present, is the result... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 552 pages
...American, the consolidation of our union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration,...seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each in the convention to be less rigid in points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...American, the consolidation of our union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration,...magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected." This, sir, is Gen. Washington's consolidation. This is the true constitutional consolidation. I wish... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...— the consolidation of our Union — in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety; perhaps all unauthor@fN the4 Convention to be less rigid, on points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected."... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - United States - 1831 - 758 pages
...American, the consolidation of our union, in which is involved " our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. -" This important consideration,...seriously and deeply impressed " on our minds, led ench state in the convention to be less rigid " on points of inferiour magnitude, than might have been... | |
| Benjamin Romaine - Nullification (States' rights) - 1832 - 68 pages
...the CON'.' SOLIDATION of our Union, in which is involved our '. prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national exist"ence. This important consideration,...Convention to be less rigid on points of inferior mag3 ::nitude, then might have been otherwise expected. " That it may promote the lasting welfare of... | |
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