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" ... enlarge its powers by forced constructions of the constitutional charter which defines them; and that indications have appeared of a design to expound certain general phrases (which, having been copied from the very limited grant of powers in the... "
The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal ... - Page 552
by Jonathan Elliot - 1876
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th ..., Volume 9

United States. Congress. House - 1124 pages
...it will tend so to consolidate all power in the hands of the President of the United States, and " the States by degrees into one sovereignty, the obvious...into an absolute, or, at best, a mixed monarchy." Resolved, That the Senate has concurred in the instruction and request of the House to our members...
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. House - 1438 pages
...from the 'very limited grant of powers in the former articles of confederation, were the less liable to be misconstrued) so as to destroy the meaning and effect of the particular enumeration which necessity explains and limits the general phrases, and so as to consolidate the States by degrees into...
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Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising ..., Volume 1; Volume 6; Volume 50

United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 pages
...from the very limited grant of powers in the former articles of confederation, were the less liable to be misconstrued, so as to destroy the meaning and...into an absolute, or, at best, a mixed monarchy." Mr. Jefferson, in his letters, has followed up the same ideas, and never parted, till he parted with...
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Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising ..., Volume 1; Volume 14; Volume 70

United States. Congress - 1837 - 666 pages
...confederation, were the less liable to be niirconilrued) »o as to destroy the meaning trid eflect of the particular enumeration which necessarily explains and limits the general phrases ; and »o as to consolidate Ihe State», by degrees, into one sovereignty ; the obvious tendency and inevitable...
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Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising ..., Volume 1; Volume 6; Volume 50

United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 pages
...the very limited grant of powers in the former articles of confederation, were the less liable to he misconstrued, so as to destroy the meaning' and effect...enumeration, which necessarily explains and limits ¿he general phrases, and so as to consolidate the Suites by degrees into one sovereignty; the obvious...
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American Annual Register, Volume 6

Joseph Blunt - 1832 - 720 pages
...from the very limited grant of powers in the former articles of confederation^ were the less liable to be misconstrued,) so as to destroy the meaning...necessarily explains and limits the general phrases, and to perveit certain specified grants of power from their true and obvious meaning, to purposes never...
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 2

New York (State). Legislature. Senate - 1833 - 614 pages
...from the very limited grant of powers in the former articles of confederation, were the less liable to be misconstrued,) so as to destroy the meaning...general phrases; and so as to consolidate the States liy degrees into one sovereignty, the obvious tendency and inevitable consequence of which would be,...
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 2

New York (State). Legislature. Senate - 1833 - 514 pages
...from the very limited grant of powers in the former articles of confederation, were the less liable to be misconstrued,) so as to destroy the meaning...which necessarily explains and limits the general phrase*; and so as to consolidate the States by degrees into one sovereignty, the obvious tendency...
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 1

New York (State). Legislature. Senate - 1833 - 432 pages
...construction. from which this system derives its existence, and which must " consolidate the States by degress into one sovereignty; the obvious tendency and inevitable...result of which would be to transform the present representative system of the United States into a monarchy."* We fearlessly appeal to all considerate...
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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Volume 56, Issues 1-2

New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - 1833 - 636 pages
...construction, from which this system derives its existence, and which must " consolidate the States by degress into one sovereignty; the obvious tendency and inevitable...result of which would be to transform the present representative system of the United States into a monarchy."* We fearlessly appeal to all considerate...
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