 The assent of the States, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance,...  Register of Debates in Congress - Page 325by John Hohnes - 1833Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1819 - 816 pages
...tnus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it ; and their act was final. It required not...whether they may resume and modify the powers granted to government does not remain to be settled in this country. Much more might the legitimacy of the general... | |
 | 1819 - 652 pages
...thus submitting that instrument to the people. Hut the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. It required not...sur.rendered all their powers to the state sovereignties, anil had nothingmorc to give. But surely the question whether they may resume andmodify the powers... | |
 | 1819 - 660 pages
...thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. It required not...adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the slide sovereignties. It lias been said, that the people had already surrendered all their powt-rs to... | |
 | John Taylor - United States - 1820 - 378 pages
...upon by the judicial department in cases " of peculiar delicacy, as a law of undoubted obligation." " It has been said, that the people had already surrendered...powers to the state sovereignties, and had nothing <k more to give." " If any proposition could command the universal assent of " mankind, we might expect... | |
 | Robert James Turnbull - State rights - 1827 - 174 pages
...sovereign capacity, is implied, in calling a Convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. It required not the affirmance, and could not be negatived by the State Governments. The Constitution, when adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the State Sovereignties." For the want of a distinction... | |
 | 1828 - 640 pages
...thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. IT REQUIRED NOT...complete obligation, and bound the State sovereignties." This opinion we shall now examine, and inquire particularly into the accuracy of the doctrine, "that... | |
 | 1828 - 638 pages
...people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. IT RKQI^IREH NOT TJIE AFFIRMANCE, AND COULD NOT BE NEGATIVED BY THE STATE...complete obligation, and bound the State sovereignties." This opinion we shall now examine, and inquire particularly into the accuracy of the doctrine, "that... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 540 pages
...thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it ; and their act was final. It required not...more to give. But, surely, the question, whether they mny resume and modify the powers granted to government, does not remain to be settled in this country.... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 564 pages
...thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. It required not...when thus adopted, was of complete obligation, and hound the state sovereignties. " It has been said, that the people had alreaiiy surrendered all their... | |
 | Henry Baldwin - Constitutional history - 1837 - 230 pages
...thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their act was final. It required not...constitution, when thus adopted, was of complete obligation; bound the state sovereignties; and the government proceeded directly from the people." 4 Wh. 40.3,... | |
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