 | 1819 - 652 pages
...that instrument not as emanating from the people, but estile act ofsovcreigKand independent states. The powers of the general government, it has been...said, are delegated by the states, who alone are truly soverc'g'ii, and must be exercised it subordination to the states, who alone possess supreme dominion.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1819 - 816 pages
...that instrument not as emanating from the people, but as the act of sovereign and independent States. The powers of the general government, it has been said, are delegated by the States, who alone are-truly sovereign ; and must be exercised in subordination to the States, who alone possess supreme... | |
 | 1819 - 660 pages
...sovereign and independent states The powers of the general government, it 'has been said, are dclrgated by the states, who alone are truly sovereign, and must be exercised ,n subordination to the slates, who alone possess supreme dominion. It would be difficult to sustain... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1838 - 684 pages
...that instrument not as emanating from the people, but as the set of sovereign and independent States. The powers of the General Government, it has been...subordination to the States, who alone possess supreme dominion. " It would be difficult to sustain this proposition. The convention which framed the constitution... | |
 | Southern States - 1828 - 638 pages
...that instrument, not as emanating from the people, but as the act of sovereign and independent States. The powers of the General Government, it has been...subordination to the States, who alone possess supreme dominion. " It would be difficult to sustain this proposition. The Convention which framed the Constitution... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1832 - 988 pages
...act of sovereign uid independen t States. The powers of the General Government, it has been aid, ж delegated by the States, who alone are truly sovereign, and must be «ereiied in subordination to the States, who alone possess supreme dominion: it ivould be difficult... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 684 pages
...that instrument not as emanating from the people, but as the act of sovereign and independent States. The powers of the General Government, it has been...subordination to the States, who alone possess supreme dominion. " It would be difficult to sustain this proposition. The convention which framed the constitution... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - New York (State) - 1833 - 636 pages
...that instrument not as emanating from the people, but as the act of sovereign and independent States. The powers of the general government, it has been...subordination to the States, who ' alone possess supreme dominion. It would be difficult to sustain this proposition. The Convention which framed the Constitution... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 686 pages
...act ot sovereign and independent States. The powers of the General Government, it has been said, arc delegated by the States, who alone are truly sovereign,...subordination to the States, who alone possess supreme dominion. 323 OF DEBATES IN CONGRESS. FEB. Í, 1833.] Kevemte Collection Bill. [Sr.x* rt. sembling... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 564 pages
...Court in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, (4 Wheaton's R. 316,) in answer to the very argument. " The powers of the general government, it has been...delegated by the states, who alone are truly sovereign ; und must be exercised in subordination to the states, irho alone possess supreme dominion. " It would... | |
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It would be difficult to sustain this proposition. The convention which framed the constitution was indeed elected by the state legislatures. But the instrument, when it came from their hands, was a mere proposal, without obligation, or pretensions to... 
