 | James Madison, John Jay - 1826 - 736 էջ
...existence. This important consideration^ seriously " and deeply impressed on our minds, led each state in the " convention to be less rigid on points of...might have been otherwise expected ; and thus the con" stitution, which we now present, is the result of a spirit of " amity, and of that mutual deference... | |
 | 1828 - 638 էջ
...assembled," and with it to submit the Constitution they had agreed to. In this letter, it is said, — " And thus the Constitution which we now present, is...of our political situation rendered indispensable." Jour. Conv. p. 368. On the 28th of September, 1787, Congress upon receiving the report of the Convention,... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1828 - 426 էջ
...existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each state in the convention to be less rigid on points of inferior magnitude, than nvght have been otherwise expected; and Urns the constitution, which we now present, is the result... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 էջ
...existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each state in the convention to be less rigid on points of inferior...magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected." This, sir, is Gen. Washington's consolidation. This is the true constitutional consolidation. I wish... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 էջ
...This important consideration, seriously and deeply, impressed on our minds, led each State in the4 Convention to be less rigid, on points of inferior...magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected." Tills, sir, is General Washington's consolidation. This is the true constitutional consolidation. I... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1832 - 554 էջ
...all possible systems. They tell us in their President's letter of the seventeenth of September, 1787; 'The Constitution, which we now present, is the result of a spirit of amity, nnd of that mutual deference and concession, which the peculiarity of our political situation rendered... | |
 | Peter Force - 1832 - 374 էջ
...objects of inferior magnitude, the constitution carat from their hands "the result of a spirit of Tiity,, and of that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of our political tuation rendered indispensable." '* 'I'he full and entire approbation of every State was no »ounted... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 564 էջ
...existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each state in the convention to be less rigid on points of inferior...our political situation rendered indispensable."' § 277. Congress, having received the report of the convention on the 28th of September, 1787, unanimously... | |
 | 1833 - 514 էջ
...existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each stale in the convention to be less rigid on points of inferior...of our political situation rendered indispensable." ' ' Rhode Island declined sending delegates to the convention for framing the constitution. Eleven... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 686 էջ
...felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence." That " the constitution we now present is the result ol a spirit of amity, and of that mutual deference and...political situation rendered indispensable." That each State should consider " that had her interest been alone consulted, the consequences might have... | |
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... appears to us the greatest interest of every true American — the consolidation of our Union — in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on... 
