That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives... Political Science Quarterly - Page 4411895Full view - About this book
| 1800 - 1046 pages
...Accordingly, congress recommended that the several colonies should adopt such government as should "best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular and America in general. ' ' This meant that each colony should set up a government for itself, independent of the... | |
| William Gordon - 1801 - 478 pages
...exigencies of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best Conduce...the happiness and safety of their constituents in par-* ticular, and America in, general." Th« following preamble was prepared and agreed to, five davs... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 648 pages
...exigencies of their affairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...of their constituents in particular, and America in general." The provincial assemblies and conventions acted on this recommendation, and governments were... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 654 pages
...exigencies of their affairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opjnion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...of their constituents in particular, and America in general." CHAP. vi. because in those colonies, the executive as wel! i 776. as the whole legislature... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...exigencies of their aftairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, iu the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...of their constituents in particular, and America in general." The Provincial Assemblies and Conventions acted on this recommendation, and governments were... | |
| Hugh McCall - 1816 - 452 pages
...exigencies of their affairs, has been established, to adopt such government, as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the' people, best conduce...of their constituents in particular, and America in general. And whereas, the honourable the congress of the United- States has deceived no answer whatever... | |
| John Burk - 1816 - 574 pages
...affairs had been tbeitftofore established to fix upon such VIII. Oovernment, as should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safe- — — — — tv of iheir Constituents, in particular, ami America iii ^general." In the mean... | |
| United States. Continental Congress - 1823 - 644 pages
...of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...of their constituents in particular, and America in general. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to prepare a preamble б the foregoing resolution... | |
| Vermont - 1823 - 570 pages
...their affairs, has been, heretofore, established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...and safety of their constituents in particular, and of America in general." — Your committee, having duly deliberated on the continued conduct of the... | |
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