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.... Laws - Page 15by Maine - 1822Full view - About this book
| Alexander Bryan Johnson - History - 1857 - 420 pages
...difference among the several States as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests. The Constitution which we now present is the result of a spirit of amity, and of that natural deference and concession which the peculiarity of our political situation rendered indispensable.... | |
| William Archer Cocke - Constitutional history - 1858 - 442 pages
...important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each State to be less rigid in points of inferior magnitude than might have been...now present is the result of a spirit of amity, and that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of our situation rendered indispensable."*... | |
| United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1858 - 802 pages
...difference among the several States as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interest. The constitution which we now present is the result...deference and concession which the peculiarity of oar political situation rendered indispensable." If the constitution was formed in the true spirit... | |
| William Archer Cocke - Constitutional history - 1858 - 444 pages
...to us the greatest interest of every American, the consolidation of our union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national...and deeply impressed on our minds, led each State to be less rigid in points of inferior magnitude than might have been otherwise expected, and thus... | |
| Maurice A. Richter - United States - 1858 - 318 pages
...the greatest interest of every true American, the consolidation of the Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety — perhaps our national...important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed upon our minds, led each state in the convention to be less rigid on points of inferior magnitude than... | |
| United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1859 - 776 pages
...greatest interest of every true American — the consolidation of oar Union — in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety ; perhaps our national...and deeply impressed on our minds, led each State in we convention to be less rigid, on points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected."... | |
| John Church Hamilton - United States - 1859 - 600 pages
...constitution was reported by Johnson, on the twelfth of September, with a letter to congress stating it to be the result of a spirit of amity, and of that mutual...deference and concession which the peculiarity of their political situation rendered indispensable. Several amendments having been made to the plan,... | |
| John Church Hamilton - United States - 1859 - 604 pages
...constitution was reported by Johnson, on the twelfth of September, with a letter to congress stating it to be the result of a spirit of amity, and of that mutual...deference and concession which the peculiarity of their political situation rendered indispensable. Several amendments having been made to the plan,... | |
| John Church Hamilton - United States - 1859 - 602 pages
...constitution was reported by Johnson, on the twelfth of September, with a letter to congress stating it to be the result of a spirit of amity, and of that mutual...deference and concession which the peculiarity of their political situation rendered indispensable. Several amendments having been made to the plan,... | |
| Ezra B. Chase - Slavery - 1860 - 558 pages
...the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps onr national existence. This important consideration,...led each State in the Convention to be less rigid in points of inferior magiiitnde than might have been otherwise expected. And thus the Constitution... | |
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