Gentlemen do not seem to recollect that the people have any power to do any thing for themselves ; they imagine there is no safety for them any longer than they are under the close guardianship of the state legislatures. Sir, the people have not trusted... The Works of Daniel Webster... - Page 340by Daniel Webster - 1858Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...general constitution, to these hands. They have required other security, and taken other bonds. They lave chosen to trust themselves, first, to the plain words...instrument, and to such construction as the Government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject to... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...construction or otherwise? Gentlemen do not seem to recollect that the people have any power to do anything for themselves; they imagine there is no safety for...instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject to... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...Gentlemen do not scorn to recollect that the people have any power to do anything for themselves; the}" imagine there is no safety for them, any longer than...instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject to... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...recollect that the people have any power to do any thing for themselves; they imagine there is no safely ardent discussion in the House of Representatives,...division of these lands among the several States of the itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject to... | |
| Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - History - 1831 - 248 pages
...do anything for themselves; they imagine there is no safety for them, any longer than they are undsr the close guardianship of the State Legislatures....instrument, and to such construction as the Government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject to... | |
| Joseph Blunt - History - 1832 - 916 pages
...Legislatures. The people have not trusted their safety, in regard to the General constitution, to these bands. They have required other security, and taken other...instrument, and to such construction as the Government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject to... | |
| John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...general constitution, to these hands. 4. They have required other security, and -taken other bands. They have chosen to trust themselves, first, to the...instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers,. under their oaths of office, and subject... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...construction', or otherwise'? Gentlemen do not seem to recollect', that the people have any power to do anything for themselves'; they imagine there is no safety for...instrument*, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful cases', should put on its own powers', under their oaths of office', and subject... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - United States - 1836 - 680 pages
...state legislatures a right to alter it, either by interference, construction, or otherwise? Gf-ntlemen do not seem to recollect that the people have any...instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject to... | |
| Alden Bradford - History - 1840 - 502 pages
...it, the people know how to get rid of it. If any construction be established, unacceptable to them, so as to become, practically, a part of the Constitution,...instrument, and to such construction as the government itself, in doubtful cases, should put on its own powers, under their oaths of office, and subject to... | |
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