| 1819 - 652 pages
...capacity is implied in ci.lling' a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. Hut the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject...sur.rendered all their powers to the state sovereignties, anil had nothingmorc to give. But surely the question whether they may resume andmodify the powers... | |
| 1819 - 660 pages
...posterity." The assent of the states in their sovereign capacity is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the...adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the slide sovereignties. It lias been said, that the people had already surrendered all their powt-rs to... | |
| John Taylor - 1820 - 378 pages
...upon by the judicial department in cases " of peculiar delicacy, as a law of undoubted obligation." " It has been said, that the people had already surrendered...powers to the state sovereignties, and had nothing <k more to give." " If any proposition could command the universal assent of " mankind, we might expect... | |
| United States. Congress - 1838 - 684 pages
...The assent of the States, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to acceptor reject it; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could not be negatived... | |
| Robert James Turnbull - 1827 - 174 pages
...sovereign capacity, is implied, in calling a Convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. It required not the affirmance, and could not be negatived by the State Governments. The Constitution, when adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the State Sovereignties." For the want of a distinction... | |
| 1828 - 640 pages
...The assent of the States, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the...complete obligation, and bound the State sovereignties." This opinion we shall now examine, and inquire particularly into the accuracy of the doctrine, "that... | |
| 1828 - 638 pages
...The assent of the States, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a conrention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the...to accept or reject it; and their act was final. IT RKQI^IREH NOT TJIE AFFIRMANCE, AND COULD NOT BE NEGATIVED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS. The Constitution... | |
| Joseph Story - 1833 - 564 pages
...The assent of the states, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the...when thus adopted, was of complete obligation, and hound the state sovereignties. " It has been said, that the people had alreaiiy surrendered all their... | |
| United States. Congress - 1833 - 684 pages
...The assent of the States, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to acceptor reject it; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could not be negatived... | |
| William Alexander Duer - 1833 - 264 pages
...Conventions and submitting the Constitution to the consideration of the People ; but the People of each State were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it, and their act was final : — the Constitution required not the affirmance of the State Governments, and could not be negatived... | |
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