The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical Analysis, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Prominent Political Acts of George Washington, Electoral Votes for All the Presidents and Vice-presidents, the High Authorities and Civil Officers of Government, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1847 ... |
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... establish certain post - routes , and for other purposes , ” approved 3d March , 1847 , in the following words : - " Such publications or books as have been or may be pub- lished , procured , or purchased by order of either House of ...
... establish certain post - routes , and for other purposes , ” approved 3d March , 1847 , in the following words : - " Such publications or books as have been or may be pub- lished , procured , or purchased by order of either House of ...
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... establish . And this species of legal obedience and conformity is infinitely more desirable than that wild and savage liberty which is sacrificed to obtain it . For no man , that considers a moment , would wish to retain the absolute ...
... establish . And this species of legal obedience and conformity is infinitely more desirable than that wild and savage liberty which is sacrificed to obtain it . For no man , that considers a moment , would wish to retain the absolute ...
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... established by the vote of the multitude ; yet this , with most men , serves the turn . " " All men are liable to error , and most men are , in many points , by passion or interest , under temptation to it . If we could but see the ...
... established by the vote of the multitude ; yet this , with most men , serves the turn . " " All men are liable to error , and most men are , in many points , by passion or interest , under temptation to it . If we could but see the ...
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... establish a uniform time for holding elections for electors of President and Vice President in all the States of the Union . 23d January , 1845 .... 16. AN ACT to provide for the distribution of the edition of the Laws and Trea- ties of ...
... establish a uniform time for holding elections for electors of President and Vice President in all the States of the Union . 23d January , 1845 .... 16. AN ACT to provide for the distribution of the edition of the Laws and Trea- ties of ...
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... establish Justice , insure domes- tic Tranquillity , provide for the common defence , promote the general Welfare , and secure the Bless- ings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION for the ...
... establish Justice , insure domes- tic Tranquillity , provide for the common defence , promote the general Welfare , and secure the Bless- ings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity , do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION for the ...
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Page 516 - States; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce subject to the same duties, impositions, and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively...
Page 458 - It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE I.
Page 521 - ... of congress as the United States in congress assembled, by the consent of nine states, shall from time to time think expedient to vest them with ; provided that no power be delegated to the said committee, for the exercise of which, by the articles of confederation, the voice of nine states In the congress of the United States assembled is requisite, ARTICLE XI.
Page 516 - States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each State shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday in...
Page 242 - One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations, which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. In all the changes to which you may be invited, remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of governments, as of other human institutions...
Page 240 - With such powerful and obvious motives to union, affecting all parts of our country, while experience shall not have demonstrated its impracticability, there will always be reason to distrust the patriotism of those, who in any quarter may endeavor to weaken its bands.
Page 218 - Stephen Hopkins William Ellery CONNECTICUT Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington William Williams Oliver Wolcott NEW YORK William Floyd Philip Livingston Francis Lewis Lewis Morris NEW JERSEY Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark PENNSYLVANIA Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin...
Page 239 - North, sees its agriculture grow and its commerce expand. Turning partly into its own channels the seamen of the North, it finds its particular navigation invigorated; and while it contributes, in different ways, to nourish and increase the general mass of the national navigation, it looks forward to the protection of a maritime strength, to which itself is unequally adapted.
Page 241 - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government ; but the constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all.
Page 229 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending; the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of...