 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - Death notices - 1859 - 662 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,... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1859 - 776 pages
...seems no less) arises from a misconception as to the origin of this Government in 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,... | |
 | Frank Moore - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1859 - 712 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,... | |
 | William B. Victor - United States - 1859 - 254 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...government ; made for the people, made by the people, answerable to the people. The people of the United States have declared that this Constitution shall... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - Statesmen - 1861 - 576 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 are... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - Federal government - 1871 - 148 pages
...II, p. 211.—Elliot's Debates, Vol. I, p. 68. XII. Views of Daniel Webster. Daniel Webster said : "It is,, sir, the people's Constitution, the people's...that this Constitution shall "be the supreme law." * * * "We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people. The General Government and the State... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - States' rights (American politics) - 1871 - 156 pages
...II, p. 211.— Elliot's Debates, Vol. I, p. 66. XII. Views of Daniel Webster. Daniel Webster said : "It is, sir, the people's Constitution, the people's...that this Constitution shall be the supreme law." * * * "We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people. The General Government and the State... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1874 - 782 pages
...of State Governments, then they may control it, provided they can agree in the manner of controlling it ; if it be the agent of the people, then the people...The people of the United States have declared that the Constitution shall be the supreme law. We must either admit the proposition or dispute their authority.... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 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,... | |
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It is, Sir, the people's constitution, the people's government, — made for the people, — made by the people, — and answerable to the people. 
