 | James Asheton Bayard - 1834 - 198 pages
...adopted a resolution on the 21st of February, 1787, declaring that " in the opinion of Congress, it was expedient that on the second Monday in May next, a...have been appointed by the several States, be held in Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation, and reporting... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1834 - 434 pages
...recommending a convention to meet in Philadelphia, on the second Monday of May, ensuing, " for the purpose of revising the articles of confederation,...reporting to congress, and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in congress, and confirmed by the States,... | |
 | Kentucky, Charles Slaughter Morehead, Mason Brown - Law - 1834 - 810 pages
...resolution, sanctioned and advised the proposed Convention, "for the sole and express purpose of reviling the Articles of Confederation, and reporting to Congress and the several Legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the States,... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1835 - 568 pages
...establishing in these States a firm national government; " Resolvtd, That in the opinion of Congress it is expedient, that, on the second Monday in May next, a convention of delegates, who shall From the acknowledged abilities of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, I have no doubt of his having... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...opinion of congress, it is expedient, " that on the 2d Monday in May next, a convention of dele" gates, who shall have been appointed by the several states,...Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of re" vising the articles of confederation, and reporting to congress " and the several legislatures,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 580 pages
...establishing in these States a firm national government; •• Resolved, That in the opinion of Congress it is expedient, that, on the second Monday in May next, a convention of delegates, who shall From the acknowledged abilities of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, I have no doubt of his having... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - United States - 1839 - 576 pages
...establishing in these States a firm national government; " Resolved, That in the opinion of Congress it is expedient, that, on the second Monday in May next, a convention of delegates, who shall From the acknowledged abilities of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, I have no doubt of his having... | |
 | Commerce - 1841 - 598 pages
...resolution recommending a convention of delegates from all the states to be holden at Philadelphia, "for the purpose of revising the articles of confederation,...reporting to congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in congress and confirmed by the states,... | |
 | United States - 1842 - 498 pages
...recommendation it contained, and on the 21st of February, 1787, resolver!, " that in the opinion of congress, it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next,...reporting to congress and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in congress and confirmed by the states-,... | |
 | Jabez Delano Hammond - New York (State) - 1842 - 608 pages
...May, then next, a convention of delegates who should have been appointed by the several states, should be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose...reporting to Congress and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein as should, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the states,... | |
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May next a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several States, be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations... 
