 | 1880 - 698 sidor
...was an emanation of the people of the United States. It was adopted, as declared in its preamble, " to form a more perfect Union, to establish justice, insure' domestic tranquillity, provide for the common de'ence, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty... | |
 | jefferson davis - 1881 - 778 sidor
...acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to farm a permanent federal Government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity — invoicing the favor and guidance of Almighty God— do ordain and establish... | |
 | Bernard Janin Sage - 1881 - 656 sidor
...acting in its sovereign >nd independent character, in order to form a permanent federal government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, m\oking the favur and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - 1882 - 760 sidor
...affirmative, the committee of revision reported the preamble : " We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility," etc.f The Constitution, as reported by Mr. Rutledge. provided for the election of a President... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - 1882 - 832 sidor
...overthrow of slavery that the objects of the preamble can be fully realized. By that means alone can we "establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." The gentleman2 puts another case which I wish to notice. He says that... | |
 | 1885 - 890 sidor
...in the name of the people; and is declared to be ordained, " in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and...secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and to their posterity." The assent of the states, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a... | |
 | Reunion Society of Vermont Officers - 1906 - 412 sidor
...raise revenue, enforce a treaty or coerce a State. As a consequence, and to quote its very language, "to form a more perfect Union, to establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1258 sidor
...their own imperishable language, " in order to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of...themselves and their posterity." These declared objects of those who made the constitution are especially worthy of notice at the present time. It was made... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1886 - 336 sidor
...great objects enumerated there makes such distribution of national funds legitimate, whether it be to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, or secure the blessings of liberty. We... | |
 | American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 sidor
...independent character, in order to form a permanent federal government [instead of a more perfect union], establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity — invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God — ordain and establish... | |
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The government proceeds directly from the people; is 'ordained and established' in the name of the people; and is declared to be ordained 'in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings... 
