| 1800 - 1046 sider
...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 crown. Accordingly,... | |
| William Gordon - 1801 - 478 sider
...their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best Conduce to 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 - 562 sider
...their aftairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, iu the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the...constituents in particular, and America in general." The Provincial Assemblies and Conventions acted on this recommendation, and governments were generally... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 648 sider
...their affairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the...constituents in particular, and America in general." The provincial assemblies and conventions acted on this recommendation, and governments were generally... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 654 sider
...their affairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opjnion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the...constituents in particular, and America in general." CHAP. vi. because in those colonies, the executive as wel! i 776. as the whole legislature had always... | |
| Hugh McCall - 1816 - 452 sider
...exigencies of their affairs, has been established, to adopt such government, as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the' people, best conduce to the...constituents in particular, and America in general. And whereas, the honourable the congress of the United- States has deceived no answer whatever to the... | |
| Vermont - 1823 - 570 sider
...their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the...constituents in particular, and America in general. Extract from the minutes, CH. THOMSON, Sec'ry. Alarmed at the suggestions in the foregoing commmunication... | |
| United States. Continental Congress - 1823 - 644 sider
...their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the...constituents in particular, and America in general. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to prepare a preamble б the foregoing resolution... | |
| 1825 - 455 sider
...their affairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people. best conduce to the...constituents in particular, and America in general." The step recommended by Congress was so decithat several of the colonies at first hesitated whether... | |
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