 | United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 sidor
...acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the universe in affording the people of the United States, in the course of his...assenting to and ratifying a new constitution, in order SUPPLEMENT. (o form a more perfect union, establish justice domestick tranquillity, provide for the... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1838 - 684 sidor
...with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the universe in affording the people ofthe United States, in the course of his providence, an...opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud of surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 sidor
...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other ;... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1832 - 988 sidor
...deliberately and peiceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn «mpact with each other, by assenting to, and ratifying a new Constitution, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the coir.raon defence, promote... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1832 - 276 sidor
...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other ;... | |
 | 1833 - 574 sidor
...acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the universe, in affording the people of the United States, in the course of his...new Constitution, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 540 sidor
...States, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without force or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn...with each other, by assenting to, and ratifying a ncw constitution, &.c. do assent to, and ratify the said constitution." 1 And although many declarations... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 686 sidor
...accuracy. They recognise the Divine goodness " in affording the people of the United States an opportunity of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with...by assenting to and ratifying a new constitution." You will observe, sir, that it is the people, and not the States, who have entered into this compact,... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - 1833 - 106 sidor
...accuracy. They recognise the Divine goodness " in affording; THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES an opportunity of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with...by assenting to and ratifying a new Constitution." You will observe, sir, that it is the PEOPLE, and not the States, who have entered into this compact,... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 684 sidor
...accuracy. They recognise the Divine goodness " in affording the people of the United States an opportunity of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with...by assenting to and ratifying a new constitution." You will observe, sir, that it is the people, and not the States, who have entered into this compact,... | |
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We therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the great Legislator of the universe, in affording us in the course of His providence an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably without fraud, violence or surprise,... 
