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 | George Oscar Rathbun - Constitutional history - 1844 - 12 pages
...— 2 Dallas's Reports, 419. Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, says: "It has been said that the people had already surrendered all their powers to the State sovereignties, and had nothing more to give. But surely the question whether they may resume and modify the powers... | |
 | Frances Harriet Green - Dorr Rebellion, 1842 - 1844 - 340 pages
...Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of [2. Dalls's Reports, 409. the United States, says : " It has been said that the people had already surrendered all their powers to the State sovereignties, and had nothing more to give. But surely the question whether they may resume or modify the powers... | |
 | Lysander Spooner - Slavery - 1845 - 168 pages
...(that is, the hands of the convention,) was a mere proposal, without obligation or pretension to it." " The people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it ; and their act was final." — SfCuttock vs. Maryland, — 1 Whealon 403-4. tate of both law and common sense.* The instrument... | |
 | Lysander Spooner - Slavery - 1845 - 168 pages
...(that is, the hands of the convention,) was a mere proposal, without obligation or pretension to it." " The people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final."—Af Culiock vs. Mart/land,—4 Wheaton 403-4. tate of both law and common sense.* The instrument... | |
 | Child rearing - 1845 - 436 pages
...ratified by the people, it became of perfect obligation, and bound the states. It has, to be sure, been said that the people had already surrendered all their powers to the state governments, and had nothing more to give. But the question whether the people may resume and modify... | |
 | Maryland. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1851 - 620 pages
...sovereignty."— [2 Dallas' Kejiuils, 419.] Marshall, chief justice United Ktalc-s Supreme Court, say: "It has been said that the people had already surrendered all their powers to the Slate sover"eignties, and had notliint; more to give. But, surely, the question whether they may resume... | |
 | Charles Bishop Goodrich - United States - 1853 - 364 pages
...perfect liberty to accept or reject it ; and their action was final. It required not the affirmance of, and could not be negatived by, the state governments....complete obligation, and bound the state sovereignties. The government of the Union, then, is emphatically and truly a government of the people. In form and... | |
 | Charles Bishop Goodrich - United States - 1853 - 364 pages
...capacity is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting the constitution to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it ; and their action was final. It required not the affirmance of, an4 could not be negatived by, the state governments.... | |
 | United States - 1855 - 560 pages
...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 teas final. IT REQUIRED NOT THE AFFIRMANCE AND COULD NOT BE NEGATIVED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT. The... | |
 | Vermont Historical Society - Vermont - 1921 - 676 pages
...people; but the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their act was final ; that the Constitution, when thus adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the state sovereignties; that the government of the Union is, emphatically, and truly, a government of the people, in form and... | |
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