The Plan of the American Union, and the Structure of Its Government, Explained and DefendedSherwood & Company, 1848 - 168 страница |
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... single despot . For while the latter possesses the advantage of energy and secures the greatest responsi- bility to the people , the former is entirely devoid of these , possessing no redeeming qualities whatever . How the idea , that ...
... single despot . For while the latter possesses the advantage of energy and secures the greatest responsi- bility to the people , the former is entirely devoid of these , possessing no redeeming qualities whatever . How the idea , that ...
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... single consolidated empire . It is indeed true that the opposite theory , that of considering the community as a unit , has prevailed from the remotest periods over the greater portion of Asia . But the other , or federal principle ...
... single consolidated empire . It is indeed true that the opposite theory , that of considering the community as a unit , has prevailed from the remotest periods over the greater portion of Asia . But the other , or federal principle ...
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... single , consolidated commu- nity . The basis upon which our state constitutions rest , and that upon which , it has been shown , the federal compact rested , would thereby be entirely removed , and our whole political fabric , state ...
... single , consolidated commu- nity . The basis upon which our state constitutions rest , and that upon which , it has been shown , the federal compact rested , would thereby be entirely removed , and our whole political fabric , state ...
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... single power , or amend one syllable of the compact , except in the mode directed by the separate people of the states . If this be true , ( as it is notoriously , ) how is it possible to imagine that the sovereignty of the states has ...
... single power , or amend one syllable of the compact , except in the mode directed by the separate people of the states . If this be true , ( as it is notoriously , ) how is it possible to imagine that the sovereignty of the states has ...
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... single peo- ple - a standard , the basis of which is neither wealth , extent of territory , nor absolute numbers , but altogether arbitrary , and evidently the effect of compromise be- tween sovereign states . Besides , in apportioning ...
... single peo- ple - a standard , the basis of which is neither wealth , extent of territory , nor absolute numbers , but altogether arbitrary , and evidently the effect of compromise be- tween sovereign states . Besides , in apportioning ...
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Страница 9 - If any person guilty of, or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall upon demand of the Governor or Executive power, of the State from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Страница 11 - ... united states in congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be infested by pirates, in which case vessels of war may be fitted out for that occasion, and kept so long as the danger shall continue, or until the united states in congress assembled shall determine otherwise.
Страница 16 - ... of the said articles of confederation and perpetual union, and all and singular the matters and things therein contained: and we do further solemnly plight and engage the faith of our respective constituents, that they shall abide by the determinations of the United States in congress assembled, on all questions, which by the said confederation are submitted to them; and that the articles thereof shall be inviolably observed by the states we respectively represent, and that the union shall be...
Страница 15 - ... or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the delegates of each state, on any question, shall be entered on the journal, when it is desired by any delegate ; and the delegates of a state, or any of them...
Страница 13 - ... defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sentence or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, the judgment or sentence and other proceedings being in either case transmitted to Congress and lodged among the acts of Congress for the security of the parties concerned : provided that every commissioner, before he sits in judgment, shall take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the Supreme or Superior Court of the State where...
Страница 11 - ... of establishing rules for deciding, in all cases, what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated...
Страница 14 - The United States, in Congress assembled, shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque and reprisal in time of peace, nor enter into any treaties or alliances, nor coin money, nor regulate the value thereof, nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defense and welfare of the United States...
Страница 15 - All bills of credit emitted, moneys borrowed, and debts contracted, by or under the authority of congress, before the assembling of the United States, in pursuance of the present confederation, shall be deemed. and considered as a charge against the United States, for payment and satisfaction whereof, the said United States, and the public faith, are hereby solemnly pledged.
Страница 13 - ... take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the supreme or superior court of the state, where the cause shall be tried, 'well and truly to hear and determine the matter in question, according to the best of his judgment, without favor, affection, or hope of reward :' provided, also, that no state shall be deprived of territory for the benefit of the United States.
Страница 8 - WHEREAS the delegates of the United States of America in Congress assembled did on the fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, and in the second year of the independence of America, agree to certain articles of confederation and perpetual union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,...