 My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask, who authorized them to speak the language of We, the People, instead of We, the States?  Effective Public Speaking - Page 355by Frederick Bertrand Robinson - 1915 - 467 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States - 1833 - 670 pages
...leave to demand what right had they to say we the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of ray anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me...soul of a confederation. If the States be not the scents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated rational Government of the people of all... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1832 - 756 pages
...framers of the constitution;) but sir, give me leave to demand what right had they to say, We the people? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...'we the States?' States are the characteristics and soul of a confederation." Mr. PeniUeton. "Hut an objection is made to the form; the expression ' we... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...for those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...of this compact, it must be one great consolidated government of the people of all the states. I have the highest respect for those gentlemen who formed... | |
 | William Wirt - Statesmen - 1833 - 486 pages
...for those gentlemen : but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...ask, who authorized them to speak the language of, ice, the people, instead of, we, the states ? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation.... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 564 pages
...The language [is] ' We, the people,' instead of, ' We, the statts? States are the characteristics and soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this co.npact, it must be one great consolidated national government of the people of all the states." The... | |
 | William Wirt - Statesmen - 1834 - 482 pages
...for those gentlemen : but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude...the public welfare, leads me to ask, who authorized then to speak the language of, we, the people, instead of, ice, the. states ? States are the characteristics,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1836 - 692 pages
...those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to ^3Fmand,^WHaTliighT~trad ihey to say, We, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask, Who authoriy.edjjignj tp speak thf langiiggp of, We, the people, instead of, We, the style*?- States are... | |
 | Criticism - 1861 - 1148 pages
...People? — Who authorized them to speak the language, ice, the People, instead of we, the States f States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation....consolidated national government of the people of the States." And what said Edmund Randolph in reply ? " The gentleman inquires why we assumed the language... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - United States - 1861 - 992 pages
...People? — Who authorized them to speak the language, «v>, the People, instead of we, itie States f States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation....consolidated national government of the people of the States." And what said Edmund Randolph in reply ? " The gentleman inquires why we assumed the language... | |
 | Henry St. George Tucker - Constitutional law - 1843 - 256 pages
...Henry said, " That this is a consolidated government is demonstrably clear." — "The language [is] 'We, the people,' instead of ' We, the states.' States are the characteristics and soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated... | |
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