 The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite.  Democracy in America - Page 107by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve - 1899Full view - About this book
 | Constitutional law - 1802 - 344 pages
...and weight, whose influence would lie on the side of the state. The powers delegated by the proposed constitution to the federal government, are few and...exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negociation, and foreign commerce ; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...and weight, whose influence would lie on the side of the state. The powers delegated by the proposed constitution to the federal government, are few and...exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negociation, and foreign commerce ; with which last the power of taxation will for the most part be... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1838 - 684 pages
...disposition too obsequious than too overbearing towards them." Again, in the same number: by the proposed constitution to the Federal Government are few and...State Governments are numerous and indefinite. The 1 The powers delegated former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1833 - 746 pages
...Federalist : " The po wers delegated to the Federal Government arc few and denned. Those which remain with State Governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally in external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last, the power of... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...volume of the Federalist, p. 82, it is said, " The powers delegated by the proposed constitution of the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain to the state governments, are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on... | |
 | 1828 - 550 pages
...with foreign countries". — Federalist, No. 23. Again. — " The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Government! are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised, principally, on external objects,... | |
 | 1828 - 564 pages
...with foreign countries". — Federalist, Nu. 23. Again. — " The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain 285 in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised, principally,... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 684 pages
...Again, in the same number: " The powers delegatet by the proposed constitution to the Federal Governmen are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite. Th former will be exercised principally on external objects as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign... | |
 | John Hohnes - 1833 - 682 pages
...too overbearing towards them." Again, in the same number: '• The powers delegatec by the proposed constitution to the Federal Government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the Slate Governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 752 pages
...Federalist: "The powers delegated to the Federal Government arc few and defined. Those which remain with State Governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally in external objects, ач war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last, the power... | |
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