 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 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 ;... | |
 | John Hohnes - 1833 - 682 pages
...express the recognise the Divine goodness " in affording the people of the United States an opportunity of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assentng to and ratifying a new constitution." You will observe, sir, that it is the people, and not... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 564 pages
...convention of Massachusetts and NewHampshire are somewhat peculiar in their language. "The convention, &,c. acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the Uni1 The language of the Supreme Court in Gibbons v. Ogden,(9 Wheat. R. 1, 187,) is very expressive... | |
 | 1845 - 778 pages
...having impartially discussed and fully considered the Constitution," were willing to ratify the same, " acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness...Universe, in affording the people of the United States an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1835 - 810 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 pei pie, and not the states, who have entered into this compact,... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1835 - 810 pages
...accuracy. They recognise the Divine goodness "in affording the people of the United Slates 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 pa pie, and not the states, who have entered into this compact,... | |
 | William Jackson,1835 - 1835 - 814 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...each other, by assenting to, and ratifying a •new cons itution." You will observe, sir, that it is the people, and not the states, who have entered into... | |
 | History, Modern - 1835 - 804 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 each other, by assenting to, and ratifting a new cons'itution." You will observe, sir, that it is thc/;e'/)7e, and not the states^ who... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1835 - 800 pages
...the Divine goodness "in affording the people of the United Slates an opportunity of enteringintoan explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to, and ratifying a new cons'ilution" You will observe, sir, that it is the people, and not the states, who have entered into... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - Freedom of religion - 1838 - 72 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; and... | |
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Ruler of the universe in affording the people of the United States, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to... 
