 | United States. Congress - 1838 - 684 ページ
...establishing a new constitution, founded in the consent of the people. This consent of the people lias been called by European writers "the social compact;"...establish this constitution." These words must cease to be part of the constitution, they must be obliterated from the parchment on which they are written, before... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 742 ページ
...not, and was not meant to be ; and the Constitution opens with a formal refutation of the error : • We, the People of the United States, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.' It is v with this express annunciation of the Constitution, not... | |
 | 1830 - 446 ページ
...that it is, as the people have named and called it, truly a constitution ; and they properly said " we, the people of the United States" " do ordain and establish this constitution," and not we, the people of each state. If a contract, when and how did the Union become a party to it... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1832 - 988 ページ
...States; but, on the contrary, it is declared to be the act of the American people. The language is, «• We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this constitution for the United Stiles of America " The principle here established is, that the government created by... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 684 ページ
...and New Hampshire express the transaction, in my opinion, with sufficient accuracy. They recognise the Divine goodness " in affording the people of the...establish this constitution." These words must cease to be part of the constitution, they must be obliterated from the parchment on which they are written, before... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 686 ページ
...and New Hampshire express the transaction, in my opinion, with sufficient accuracy. They recognise the Divine goodness " in affording the people of the...establish this constitution." These words must cease to be part of the constitution, they must be obliterated from the parchment on which they are written, before... | |
 | John Hohnes - 1833 - 682 ページ
...of establishing a new constitution, founded in the consent of the people. This consent of the >eople has been called by European writers " the social compact;"...establish this constitution." These words must cease to be part of the constitution, they must be obliterated from the parchment on which they are written, before... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - 1833 - 106 ページ
...had entered into. Finally, sir, how can any man get over the words of the Constitution itself?—"WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION." These WOrds HlUSt cease to be a part of the Constitution—they must be obliterated from the parchment on which... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - 1833 - 636 ページ
...States; but on the contrary, it is declared to be the act of the American people. The language is, " We the people of the United States do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of 'America." The principle here established is, that the Government created... | |
 | 1833 - 574 ページ
...State. It is, as the people have named, and called it, truly a Constitution, and they properly said, We, the People of the United States, do ordain and establish this Constitution, and not We, the People of each State.'* This passage is quoted and adopted by Story, who also says... | |
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We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this constitution. 
