 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,...  Niles' National Register - Page 671819Full view - About this book
 | Howard Walter Caldwell - United States - 1900 - 278 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...complete obligation, and bound the State sovereignties. This government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 648 pages
...a ConMR. JUSTICE HABLAN, dissenting vention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject...complete obligation, and bound the state sovereignties. . . . The Government of the Union, then, (whatever may be the influence of this fact on the case,)... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Colonies - 1901 - 196 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...complete obligation, and bound the State sovereignties. . . The Government of the Union, then, (whatever may be the influence of this fact on the case,) is,... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - Constitutional history - 1901 - 724 pages
...States, but the ratification of its work by the people was a final act, which, said Marshall, required no affirmance and could not be negatived by the State...complete obligation and bound the State sovereignties." But had not the people already surrendered all their powers to these sovereignties and had they any... | |
 | FRANCIS NEWTON THORPE - 1901 - 862 pages
...States, but the ratification of its work by the people was a final act, which, said Marshall, required no affirmance and could not be negatived by the State...complete obligation and bound the State sovereignties." But had not the people already surrendered all their powers to these sovereignties and had they any... | |
 | John Allen Shauck - John Marshall Day - 1901 - 26 pages
...capacity, is implied in calling1 a convention, and thus submitting^ that" instrumept to ihe people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject...their act was final. ' It required not the affirmance of, and could not be negatived by, the state governments. The constitution when thus adopted, was of... | |
 | Charles Henry Butler - Constitutional law - 1902 - 710 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...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... | |
 | Charles Henry Butler - Constitutional law - 1902 - 704 pages
...implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people wore at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their...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... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1903 - 828 pages
...capacity is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. ]<ut the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject...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... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1903 - 832 pages
...capacity is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. Bat the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject...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... | |
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