The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution, Volume 4 |
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I am greatly astonished at a proposal to decide immediately , without the least
deliberation , a question which is perhaps the greatest that ever was submitted to
any body of men . There is no instance of any convention upon the continent , in ...
I am greatly astonished at a proposal to decide immediately , without the least
deliberation , a question which is perhaps the greatest that ever was submitted to
any body of men . There is no instance of any convention upon the continent , in ...
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He said , he hoped they would not treat this important business like a military
enterprise , but proceed upon it like a deliberative body , and that the debates
would be conducted with decency and moderation . The Convention then
resolved ...
He said , he hoped they would not treat this important business like a military
enterprise , but proceed upon it like a deliberative body , and that the debates
would be conducted with decency and moderation . The Convention then
resolved ...
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North Carolina and Massachusetts have had a considerable body of forces on
foot , and those in this state raised for two years , notwithstanding the express
provision in the Confederation that no force should be kept up by any state in
time of ...
North Carolina and Massachusetts have had a considerable body of forces on
foot , and those in this state raised for two years , notwithstanding the express
provision in the Confederation that no force should be kept up by any state in
time of ...
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In order to form some balance , the departments of government were separated ,
and as a necessary check , the legislative body was composed of two branches .
Steadiness and wisdom are better insured when there is a second branch , to ...
In order to form some balance , the departments of government were separated ,
and as a necessary check , the legislative body was composed of two branches .
Steadiness and wisdom are better insured when there is a second branch , to ...
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The business of the Convention was to amend the Confederation by giving it
additional powers . The present form of Congress being a single body , it was
thought unsafe to augment its powers , without altering its organization . The act
of the ...
The business of the Convention was to amend the Confederation by giving it
additional powers . The present form of Congress being a single body , it was
thought unsafe to augment its powers , without altering its organization . The act
of the ...
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| Título | The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and ..., Volume 4 The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution, United States. Constitutional Convention |
| Autor | Jonathan Elliot |
| Editor | Jonathan Elliot |
| Colaborador | United States. Constitutional Convention |
| Edição | 2 |
| Editora | J. B. Lippincott, 1863 |
| Original de | Universidade de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 28 Jul 2006 |
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