...a faithful observance of them alone can secure its existence and public happiness. That the General Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare...Intention of the instrument constituting that compact, and no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact. And that, in...

...them, can alone secure its existence and the publick happiness." ' The third resolve was, — «' That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare,...intention of the instrument constituting that compact ; at no farther -valid j than they are authorized by the grants in that compact ; and that in case...

...mentioned, for example, that body has resolved [Report, commonly called Madison's Report, p. 4—5] that " it views the powers of the federal government,...intention of the instrument, constituting that compact; and as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact." ' Again,...

...the people of Virginia, it is "Resolved, that tiia general assembly views the powers of the federal1 government as resulting from the compact to which...intention of the instrument constituting that compact; and as no farther valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact." In another...

...1798, the legislature of Virginia resolved: " That this assembly doth explicitly and per" emptorily declare, that it views the powers of " the federal...the " compact to which the states are parties, as lim" ited by the plain sense and intention of the in"strumentconstituting that compact; as no far"...

...of the United States, and on that clay passed, among others, the following resolution: " The General Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the Federal nt, as resulting from the compact to which the parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention...

...December following, by a resolution proposed by Mr. Madison, explicitly and peremptorily declared, " That it views the powers of the Federal Government...constituting that compact ; as no farther valid than they are authorised by the grants enumerated in that compact ; and that, in case of a deliberate, palpable,...

...he would state, that his proposition was in the words of the Virginia resolution, as follows: " That this assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare,...grants enumerated in that compact; and that, in case of adelibcrate palpable and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states...

...the Union of tue States." — By what means ? — Let the 3d resolution answer this qnestior : " That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare,...as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrumcnt constituting that compact, as no farther valid, than they are authorized by the grants enumerated...

...the Union of the States." — By what means ? — Let the 3d resolution answer this questkit : " That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare,...from the compact to which the States are parties, as hmited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no farther...