 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1862 - 438 էջ
...Whoever heard of a compact to which there were no parties ? or whoever heard of a compact made by a single party with himself ? Yet the name of no state...of the United States' is the single party by whom the instrument is executed." A compact is an agreement — a contract between parties ; it is a word... | |
 | 1862 - 602 էջ
...Still less can we agree with Mr. Motley in his 'Causes of the Civil War in America,' who says that 'the Constitution was not drawn up by the States —...the States — it was not ratified by the States.' On the contrary, we think the very roverse is the fact. In the case of the Bank of Augusta v. Earle... | |
 | 1862 - 628 էջ
...Still less can we agree with Mr. Motley in his ' Causes of the Civil War in America,' who says that 'the Constitution was not drawn up by the States —...the States — it was not ratified by the States.' On the contrary, we think the very reverse is the fact. In the case of the Bank of Augusta v. Earle... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe - 1866 - 296 էջ
...history. If possible, however, it is surpassed by Mr. Motley/ This most unscrupulous writer asserts: " The Constitution was not drawn up by the States, it...of the States, it was not ratified by the States."* Now each and every one of these assertions is diametrically opposed to the truth. Strike 'out the little... | |
 | Jefferson Davis - 1881 - 786 էջ
...ever heard of a compact to •which there were no parties ? or who ever heard of a compact made by a single party with himself ? Yet the name of no State...the name of the States, it was not ratified by the 8tates. The States never acceded to it, and possess no power to secede from it. It was ' ordained and... | |
 | Bernard Janin Sage - 1881 - 656 էջ
...Who ever heard of a compact to which there were no parties ? or who ever heard of a compact made by a single party with himself] Yet the name of no state is mentioned in the whole document," etc. Each State put her Name in the Compact. — Federal Constitution, Art. I., § 2 — " Representatives... | |
 | Percy Greg - 1887 - 804 էջ
...CONSTITUTION MADE BY STATES ALONE. NOTE.— The Tlteory of 1861 and t)ie Facts of 1787. Mr. Motley wrote : ' The Constitution was not drawn up by the States. It...the name of the States. It was not ratified by the Status ; the States never acceded to it.' These are negations of the historical facts as direct as... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe - 1907 - 286 էջ
...history. If possible, however, it is surpassed by Mr. Motley. This most unscrupulous writer asserts: " The Constitution was not drawn up by the States, it...of the States, it was not ratified by the States." * Now each and every one of these assertions is diametrically opposed to the truth. Strike out the... | |
 | John Anderson Richardson - 1914 - 616 էջ
...heard of a compact to which there are no parties or who ever heard of a compact made by a single party himself? Yet the name of no State is mentioned in...themselves are only mentioned to receive commands or prohobitions ; and the people of the United States is a single party by whom alone the instrument is... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe - 1915 - 250 էջ
...history. If possible, however, it is surpassed by Mr. Motley. This most unscrupulous writer asserts : "The Constitution was not drawn up by the States,...the name of the States, it was not ratified by the States."1 Now each and every one of these assertions is diametrically opposed to the truth. Strike... | |
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States" is the single party by whom alone the instrument is executed. The constitution was not drawn up by the states, it was not promulgated in the name of the states, it was not ratified by the states. 
