Under the Articles of Confederation each State retained its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right not expressly delegated to the United States. Southern Review - Page 3161828Full view - About this book
| Constitutional law - 1802 - 344 pages
...the face of that part of the second article, by which it is declared, "that each state shall " retain every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly " delegated to the United States in Congress assembled." The want of such a right involves, no doubt, a striking absurdity ; but we... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...face of that part of the second article, by which it is declared, " that each state shall retain " every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled." The want of such a right involves, no doubt, a striking absurdity ; but we... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...the face of that part of the second article, by which it is declared, " that each state shall retain every power, " jurisdiction, and right, not expressly delegated to the " United States iu Congress assembled." The want of such a right involves, no doubt, a striking absurdity ; but we... | |
| Robert James Turnbull - State rights - 1827 - 174 pages
...delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved lo the States respectively, or to the people." In the...In • the one case, it is intended, ex necessitate ret, that all powers should be vested in their new rulers, with certain limitations. What is not here... | |
| Robert James Turnbull - State rights - 1827 - 180 pages
...to the 8 . ''; respectively, or to the people." In the confederation, it is thus expressed : " Ear.h State retains every power, jurisdiction and right,...government. In the one case, it is intended, ex necessitate ret, that all powers should be vested in their new rulers, with certain limitations. What is not here... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...other pretence whatever." Each state was to retain its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly delegated to the United States in congress assembled. Delegates were to be annually appointed by each state, not less than three,... | |
| Samuel Farmer Wilson - United States - 1834 - 386 pages
...other pretence whatever." Each State was to retain its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right not expressly delegated to the United States. Delegates were to be appointed by each State, not less than two or more than seven in number; each... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1847 - 566 pages
...more than are enumerated, the 2d article providing that the sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right not expressly delegated to the United States, are retained by each State. Indeed, a question of an implied power was carefully guarded against in... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 688 pages
...several States, possessing a few defined powers over subjects of general concern, each State retaining every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled. And no power was thus delegated to the Government of the Confederation, to act... | |
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