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" 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 316
1828
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The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Volume 1

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...
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The Federalist: On the New Constitution

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...
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The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, by Mr ...

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...
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The Crisis: Or, Essays on the Usurpations of the Federal Government

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...
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The Crisis: Or, Essays on the Usurpations of the Federal Government

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...
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A Political and Civil History of the United States of America ..., Volume 2

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,...
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History of the American Revolution: With a Preliminary View of the Character ...

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...
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The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of ..., Volume 3

Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1836 - 692 pages
...remove our apprehensions. There was a clause in the Confederation reserving to the states respectively every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly delegated to the United States. This clause has never been complained of, but approved hy all. Why not, then, have a similar clause...
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Southern Quarterly Review, Volume 12

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...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volume 60

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 694 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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