 | United States. Congress. House - 282 pages
...part of this State certain Amendments to the Confti tution of the United States. WHEREAS the Congrefs of the United States, begun and held at the city of New- York, on Wednefday the fourth day of March, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-nine, refolved, two thirds... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1801 - 414 pages
...for the eftablifliment of this Conftitution between the States fo ratifying the fame. . •' Congrefs of the United States, Begun and held at the City of New- York, on Wednefday, the • fourth of March, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-nine. The Conventions of... | |
 | William Graydon - 1803 - 730 pages
...by the people thereof, in conformity to. the resolves of the Convention, made and provided. ( xvi ) CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Begun and held at the city of New-York, on Wednesday, the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty -nine. The Conventions... | |
 | Virginia - 1808 - 734 pages
...presentatives therein be requested, to use their endeavors to procure an amendment to the act, passed at the first session of the first Congress of the United States, entitled •• An act, to establish the Judicial courts of the Ucited Stales," tv hereby the cirouit... | |
 | Ignatius Thomson - 1810 - 220 pages
...convention made and provided in that cafe. CHARLES THOMSON, fecretarj, AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION. . 1. CONGRESS of the United States, begun and held .at the city of New-York, on Wednefday the fourth of March, one thoufand {even hundred and eighty-nine. The convention... | |
 | Simon Willard - 1814 - 504 pages
...which all can peruse and sze if the salvrttinn of our country has not depended on its adoption, viz. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Begun and held at the City of YewJYofk,' on Wednesday, the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. The convention... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1818 - 458 pages
...FORTY.THIRD YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES. WASHINGTON: JOURNAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congress of the United 'States, BEGUN and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the sixteenth day of November, in the year of our... | |
 | United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...session of the first Congress under Ihe consti!*tion, the lullun ing resolution was adopted. . . ' CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES ; Begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday, the 4th of March, 1789. •" ' ; -,< THE conventions of a number of the states, having at the time... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - 1822 - 148 pages
...JACKSON, Secretary. This Constitution was duly ratified by all the States of the Union. CONGRESS OP THE UNITED STATES, Begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday, the 4th of March, 1789. The Convention of a number of the States, having, at the time of their adopting... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1823 - 462 pages
...conformity to the resolves of the Convention, made and provided in that case. CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. 'Begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday (he fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. The Conventions... | |
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The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should... 
