 | Furman Sheppard - Constitutional law - 1857 - 356 pages
...Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of the government and the preservation of the Union." § 43. In consequence of these proceedings,... | |
 | William Archer Cocke - Constitutional history - 1858 - 442 pages
...Congress and the several State legislatures such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of the government." On the second Monday in May, 1787, this convention assembled in Philadelphia.... | |
 | 1861 - 736 pages
...Congress and the several Legislatures such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the States, render...Constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government and the preservation of the Union." Pursuant to this Resolution each of the States, except Rhode Island,... | |
 | Nathaniel Carter Towle - Constitutional history - 1861 - 460 pages
...Congress, and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the States, render...Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government, and the preservation of the Union. EXTRACTS FROM THE ACTS OF THE STATES AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF... | |
 | Presbyterian church in the U.S.A. - 1863 - 712 pages
...Congress, and the several Legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to by Congress, and confirmed by the States, render the...Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government, and the preservation of the Union."* The result was the assembling of that body, by which, with Washington... | |
 | History, Modern - 1861 - 456 pages
...Congress and the several Legislatures such alterations and provisions therein us shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the States, render the federal constitution adequate to the exigences of government and the preservation of the Union." ^f It was, by the delegates chosen, by... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1862 - 910 pages
...Congress and the several Legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the States, render...Constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government and the preservation of the Union.' " It was by thevlelegates chosen by the several States, under the resolution... | |
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - Slavery - 1862 - 438 pages
...Congress and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the states, render...constitution adequate to the exigencies of government, and the preservation of the Union." In conformity with this resolution, all the states, except Rhode Island,... | |
 | Education - 1897 - 678 pages
...Congress and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the States, render...Constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government, and the preservation of the Union. — Journal of Congress, rol. IV, p. — . The legislatures of all the... | |
 | Abel Parker Upshur - Constitutional history - 1863 - 188 pages
...congress and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in congress, and confirmed by the States, render...constitution adequate to the exigencies of government, and the preservation of the union." (1 Elliott's Debates, 155.) Such was the origin of the convention of... | |
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Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation, and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the States,... 
