 | Elk County (Pa.) - 1800 - 1046 pages
...Accordingly, congress recommended that the several colonies should adopt such government as should "best conduce to the happiness and safety of their...constituents in particular and America in general. ' ' This meant that each colony should set up a government for itself, independent of the crown. Accordingly,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...been already established, to adopt such government as shall, iu the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety...constituents in particular, and America in general." The Provincial Assemblies and Conventions acted on this recommendation, and governments were generally... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety...constituents in particular, and America in general." The provincial assemblies and conventions acted on this recommendation, and governments were generally... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opjnion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety...constituents in particular, and America in general." CHAP. vi. because in those colonies, the executive as wel! i 776. as the whole legislature had always... | |
 | Hugh McCall - Georgia - 1816 - 452 pages
...affairs, has been established, to adopt such government, as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the' people, best conduce to the happiness and...constituents in particular, and America in general. And whereas, the honourable the congress of the United- States has deceived no answer whatever to the... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - Law - 1823 - 644 pages
...been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety...constituents in particular, and America in general. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to prepare a preamble б the foregoing resolution... | |
 | France - 1825 - 455 pages
...been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people. best conduce to the happiness and safety...constituents in particular, and America in general." The step recommended by Congress was so decithat several of the colonies at first hesitated whether... | |
 | France - 1825 - 464 pages
...been already established, to adopt such government as shall. in the opinion of the representatives of the people. best conduce to the happiness and safety...constituents in particular, and America in general." The step recommended by Congress was so decisive, that several of the colonies at first hesitated whether... | |
 | Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1825 - 400 pages
...been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety...constituents in particular, and America in general. By order of the congress. ' " JOHN HANCOf K, President} . • • • By special order, the same was... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 564 pages
...exigencies of their affairs, to adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety...does not expressly state it, but there is no doubt, 1 suppose, that this resolution was in the same words, when originally submitted by Mr. Le'e, as when... | |
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That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives... 
