STITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA

WITH SKETCHES OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND RATIFYING
CONVENTIONS; AND VALUABLE PERSONAL, HISTORICAL,
POLITICAL AND LEGAL INFORMATION, CRITICISM
AND INTERPRETATION

ADAPTED TO STUDENTS AND STATESMEN

BY

JOHN W. OVERALL

JOURNALIST

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NEW YORK

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR
243 West 126TH Street
1896

TO MY BROTHER

GIBSON Y. OVERALL

OF ALABAMA EMINENT AT THE BAR AND DEVOTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR