| United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1859 - 776 pages
...us, in the letter submitting the constitution to the consideration of the country, that, " in all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in...interest of every true American — the consolidation of oar Union — in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety ; perhaps our national existence.... | |
| United States. Congress - 1859 - 266 pages
...among the several States as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests. In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in...appears to us the greatest interest of every true American—the consolidation of our Union—in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety,... | |
| Maurice A. Richter - 1859 - 338 pages
...habits, and particular interests. " In all our deliberations on this subject we kept steadily in oqr view that which appears to us the greatest interest of every true American, the consolidation of the Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety — perhaps our national existence.... | |
| Ezra B. Chase - 1860 - 526 pages
...interests. In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which appeared to ns the greatest interest of every true American, —...led each State in the Convention to be less rigid in points of inferior magnitude than might have been otherwise expected. And thus the Constitution... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1860 - 650 pages
...Federal Convention to Congress, in submitting to them the plan of the Constitution : — " In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in...of our UNION, in which is involved our prosperity, f< licity, safety, perhaps our national existence." You will please to observe, that this language... | |
| Samuel M. Wolfe - 1860 - 286 pages
...and particular interests. '"In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our viev that which appears to us the greatest interest of...consolidation of our Union — in which is involved our property, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration, seriously... | |
| Ezra B. Chase - 1860 - 558 pages
...among the several States as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests. In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which appeared to us the greatest interest of every true American, — the consolidation of our Union, in... | |
| Nathaniel Carter Towle - 1861 - 460 pages
...among the several States as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests. In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in...important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on or minds, led each State in the Convention to be less rigid on points of inferior magnitude than might... | |
| Charles Lempriere - 1861 - 336 pages
...the several States as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests. " ' In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in...consolidation of our Union — in which is involved our property, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration, seriously... | |
| John Lothrop Motley - 1861 - 36 pages
...accompanying and recommending the constitution to the people) we kept steadily in view that which appeared to us the greatest interest of every true American,...of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, safety, perhaps our national existence" (Journal of the Convention, 1 Story, 368.) And an eloquent... | |
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