Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention, Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Том 2White & Potter, printers, 1853 - 2631 страница |
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... town representation -and he took his stand with firmness and power and eloquence upon that principle - yet he could not quite adopt the Majority Report . There was manifest injustice in that , in reference to the small towns , and it ...
... town representation -and he took his stand with firmness and power and eloquence upon that principle - yet he could not quite adopt the Majority Report . There was manifest injustice in that , in reference to the small towns , and it ...
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... town of one thousand inhabitants was entitled to one . I agree with the gentleman there . The mistake is in attempting to give representation to the town itself , to the lifeless inanimate corporation , and on this principle the town of ...
... town of one thousand inhabitants was entitled to one . I agree with the gentleman there . The mistake is in attempting to give representation to the town itself , to the lifeless inanimate corporation , and on this principle the town of ...
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... towns have rejoiced in town representation- that it has become a part of their nature , and a part of their policy , and therefore we must adhere to that precise and exact state of things . This is the reason they give us for going back ...
... towns have rejoiced in town representation- that it has become a part of their nature , and a part of their policy , and therefore we must adhere to that precise and exact state of things . This is the reason they give us for going back ...
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... town does something towards the support of the great Commonwealth ; and the towns adjoining my little town ... representation ought to go together , at any rate to come within speaking distance of each other . Why should you separate them ?
... town does something towards the support of the great Commonwealth ; and the towns adjoining my little town ... representation ought to go together , at any rate to come within speaking distance of each other . Why should you separate them ?
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... town representation . " Sir , that principle of town representation is to the people of this Commonwealth as sacred as their existence . It was here where the fires of liberty were first kindled , and the people of these towns would as ...
... town representation . " Sir , that principle of town representation is to the people of this Commonwealth as sacred as their existence . It was here where the fires of liberty were first kindled , and the people of these towns would as ...
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adopted agree amendment believe Berkshire Boutwell Braintree BUTLER called census Chair Chairman Charlestown citizens city of Boston Committee Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts consideration Constitution Constitution of Massachusetts Convention corporations debate desire district system elect entitled equal Erving favor Freetown gentleman from Boston gentleman from Lowell gentleman from Natick give governor Hoosac Tunnel hope House of Representatives increase interest June 24th large towns laws legislation legislature majority Massachusetts matter ment military militia mittee monwealth motion North Brookfield number of representatives object officers opinion Pittsfield political population portion present PRESIDENT principle proposed proposition provision purpose question reason recommit reference regard remarks Report repre resolution resolve rotten borough seems Senate small towns submit suppose taken Taunton thing thousand inhabitants three hundred tion town representation United vention vote wealth whole Wilbraham WILSON wish Worcester word