| United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...of the general court of the said commonwealth, passed the twenty-fifth day of October last past, and acknowledging with grateful hearts, the goodness of...affording the people of the United States, in the course 51 of his Providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1838 - 684 pages
...resolution of the general court of the said commonwealth, passed the 25th day of October last past, and acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness...Supreme Ruler of the universe in affording the people ofthe United States, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without... | |
| Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other ;... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1832 - 988 pages
...resolution of the General Court of the said Commonwealth, passed the 25th day of October last past, and acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness...the Supreme Ruler of the universe in affording the peuple '.'"the United Slates, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, dei.acntely and peaceably,... | |
| Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1832 - 276 pages
...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other ;... | |
| North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1833 - 574 pages
...resolution of the General Court of said Commonwealth, passed the 25th day of October last past, and acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of...new Constitution, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the... | |
| Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 540 pages
...instrument, by which that change was effected." a The Federalist, No. 38, p. 247 ; Id. No. 39, p. 256. verse in affording the people of the United States, in the...an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without force or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to,... | |
| John Caldwell Calhoun - Nullification (States' rights) - 1833 - 106 pages
...accuracy. They recognise the Divine goodness " in affording; THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES an opportunity of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with...by assenting to and ratifying a new Constitution." You will observe, sir, that it is the PEOPLE, and not the States, who have entered into this compact,... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 684 pages
...accuracy. They recognise the Divine goodness " in affording the people of the United States an opportunity of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with...by assenting to and ratifying a new constitution." You will observe, sir, that it is the people, and not the States, who have entered into this compact,... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 686 pages
...resolution of the general court of the said commonwealth, passed the 25th day of October last past, and plied to the aggregation of individuals into one community ? Nor is the other point less clear, tha ihe people of the United States, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and... | |
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