 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 660 pages
...a new form of government. The chief business of the convention was suggested by his proposition, " that a national government ought to be established,...a supreme legislative, executive, and judiciary." Upon this broad foundation all future action of the convention was based. The members had scarcely... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1877 - 562 pages
...merely Federal," or of " treaties among the States as individual sovereignties," it was decLared " that a National Government ought to be established,...a supreme legislative, executive, and judiciary." Better words could not have been chosen to express the prevailing aspiration for national life. After... | |
 | Joseph Parrish Thompson - United States - 1877 - 362 pages
...: " the second, moved by Mr. Randolph, and recommended by the committee of the whole, " Rr.solved, That a national government ought to be established,...a supreme legislative, executive, and judiciary." There was no attempt to blink the issue raised by these rival propositions. It was seen from the first... | |
 | Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1879 - 780 pages
...Convention itself, and we shall see that the very first resolution which the Convention adopted was, d of motives, as the occasion arose, and they have neglected to investigate LEGISLATURE, JUDICIARY, AND EXECUTIVE." This itself completely negatives all idea of league, and compact,... | |
 | Andrew White Young - United States - 1880 - 290 pages
...framed the Constitution. Early in the session of the Convention a resolution was offered, declaring "That a National Government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme legislative, judiciary, and executive." This resolution was strongly opposed by a large portion of the delegates,... | |
 | Bernard Janin Sage - Constitutional history - 1881 - 656 pages
...the Articles of Confederation — namely, common defence, security of liberty, and general welfare. " 2. That no treaty or treaties among the whole or part...as individual sovereignties, would be sufficient. The motion for postponing was seconded by Mr. G. Morris, and unanimously agreed to. Some verbal criticisms... | |
 | jefferson davis - 1881 - 778 pages
...before a vote was taken, was in these words : " Mesolved, That it is the opinion of this committee that a national Government ought to be established,...a supreme legislative, executive, and judiciary." as adopted and reported by the committee — in which' the word " national " occurred twenty-six times.... | |
 | Bernard Janin Sage - Constitutional history - 1881 - 656 pages
...the Articles of Confederation — namely, common defence, security of liberty, and general welfare. " 2. that no treaty or treaties among the whole or part of the States, ea individual sovereignties, would be sufficient. " 3. That a national government ought to be established,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1881 - 830 pages
...the leading principles whereon to construct a new form of government. In these was the, suggestion that. " a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme legislature, executive, and judiciary." Upon this broad idea the convention proceeded, and had not... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1882 - 532 pages
...the committee of the whole, .Randolph offered a resolution/ which Gouverneur Moms had formulated, " that a national government ought to be established,...a supreme legislative, executive, and judiciary." The force of the word " supreme" was explained to be, that, should the powers to be granted to the... | |
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That a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary " The motion for postponing was seconded by Mr. 
