 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1854 - 234 pages
...seems no less) arises from a misconception as to the origin of this government, and its true character. It is, sir, the people's constitution, the people's...declared that this constitution shall be the supreme law. We must either admit the proposition, or dispute their authority. The states are unquestionably sovereign,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 560 pages
...character. It is, sir, the people's constitution, the people's government, made for the voi. ii. Q 25 people, made by the people, and answerable to the...declared that this constitution shall be the supreme law. We must either admit the proposition, or dispute the authority. The states are, unquestionably, sovereign,... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Constitutional history - 1855 - 1032 pages
...absurdity arises from a misconception as to the origin of this government in its true character. It is the people's constitution, the people's government...that this constitution shall be the supreme- law. The states are sovereign so far as their sovereignty is not affected by this supreme law. But the state... | |
 | History - 1857 - 650 pages
...no less) arises from • misconception as to the origin of this government and its true character. It is, sir, the people's constitution, the people's...declared that this constitution shall be the supreme law. We must either admit the proposition, or dispute their authority. The States are, unquestionably, sovereign,... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 690 pages
...seems no less) arises from a misconception as to the origin of this government and its true character. It is, sir, the people's constitution, the people's...declared that this constitution shall be the supreme law. We must either admit the proposition, or dispute their authority. The States arc, unquestionably, sovereign,... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 656 pages
...seems no less) arises from a misconception as to the origin of this government and its true character. It is, sir, the people's constitution, the people's...States have declared that this constitution shall bo the supreme law. We must either admit the proposition, or dispute their authority. The States arc,... | |
 | History - 1857 - 642 pages
...seems no less) arises misconception as to the origin of this ment and its true character. It is, sir, people's constitution, the people's government ; made...States have declared that this constitution shall be tlio supreme law. We must either admit the proposition, or dispute their authority. The States are,... | |
 | American essays - 1883 - 884 pages
...postulates into portable packages, doing for them what he did for Webster's philosophy of a republic : " The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people." Parker turned the formula over in his mind as the sea turns over rough stones, until finally it became... | |
 | Frank Moore - Orators - 1858 - 660 pages
...character. It is, sir, people's constitution, the people's government ; made for the people ; made hy feel such scruples ; We must either admit the proposition, or dispute their authority. The States are, unquestionably, sovereign,... | |
 | Daniel Webster, Samuel M. Smucker - 1859 - 568 pages
...seems no less) arises from a misconception as to the origin of this Government, and its true character. It is, sir, the people's Constitution, the people's...declared that this Constitution shall be the supreme law. We must either admit the proposition, or dispute their authority. The States are unquestionably sovereign,... | |
| |
It is, Sir, the people's constitution, the people's government, — made for the people, — made by the people, — and answerable to the people. 
