 | United States. Constitutional Convention - 1821 - 328 σελίδες
...extending essential benefits to all. Our powers were explicit, and confined to the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation,...reporting such alterations and provisions therein, as should render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of government, and the preservation... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 742 σελίδες
...of Congress, in 1787, was, "for a firm national Government, and that the Convention shall render the Constitution adequate to the exigencies of the Government, and the preservation of the Union." equality of the States ; and it is apparent that those Delegates believed that they had attained their... | |
 | James Hardie - 1827 - 416 σελίδες
...governor Clinton, they stated, that their " powers were explicit and confined to the sole and express purpose of revising the articles o,f confederation...reporting such alterations and provisions therein as should render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of government, and the preservation... | |
 | James Trecothick Austin - 1829 - 450 σελίδες
...and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in congress and confirmed by the states render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of...the government and the preservation of the union." This act of congress gave all the legality, which the existing forms of government required to the... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 686 σελίδες
...which the delegates were appointed and acted, declared the objects to be "for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation,"...such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal constitution adequate to... | |
 | John Hohnes - 1833 - 682 σελίδες
...which the delegates were appointed and acted, declared the objects to be "for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation,"...such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal constitution adequate to... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Senate - 1833 - 502 σελίδες
...purpose of making it more perfect. New-York entered into the formation of it expressly " to render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of...the Government, and the preservation of the Union." Deficient, indeed, would have been the work which came from the hands of those great men who framed... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 684 σελίδες
...under which the delegates were appointed and scted, declared the objects to be "for the sole and exprew purpose of revising the articles of confederation,"...reporting " such alterations and provisions therein, u shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal constitution adequate... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - 1834 - 284 σελίδες
...Connecticut, NewYork, and New-Jersey, were to take such measures as were necessary to l( render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of...the government and the preservation of the union." And such was the substance of the instructions from the majority of the states. Hence, we see that... | |
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Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render... 
