Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention: Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsWhite & Potter, printers, 1853 |
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... agree upon that subject . He thinks that this is no revolutionary proceed- ing ; he holds that the Convention is assembled under law , according to the forms of law , and is bound by law . But , Sir , he would perhaps be unwilling that ...
... agree upon that subject . He thinks that this is no revolutionary proceed- ing ; he holds that the Convention is assembled under law , according to the forms of law , and is bound by law . But , Sir , he would perhaps be unwilling that ...
Side 88
... agree to . But , Sir , it comes down to the divine right of kings . They who have the power are the people . That is the answer . A little while ago , it required that a man should be the owner of freehold estate in order to be one of ...
... agree to . But , Sir , it comes down to the divine right of kings . They who have the power are the people . That is the answer . A little while ago , it required that a man should be the owner of freehold estate in order to be one of ...
Side 92
... agree with them ; but if they mean to say that this Convention , called by the people of the Commonwealth , in accord- ance with the forms of law , and in the exercise of their sovereignty , is a revolutionary body , I ut- terly deny it ...
... agree with them ; but if they mean to say that this Convention , called by the people of the Commonwealth , in accord- ance with the forms of law , and in the exercise of their sovereignty , is a revolutionary body , I ut- terly deny it ...
Side 100
... agree to the prop- ositions of the gentleman from Worcester , ( Mr. Earle , ) and the gentleman from Essex , ( Mr. Brad- ford , ) how that popular body , which we all agree should represent the State equally , shall be based upon ...
... agree to the prop- ositions of the gentleman from Worcester , ( Mr. Earle , ) and the gentleman from Essex , ( Mr. Brad- ford , ) how that popular body , which we all agree should represent the State equally , shall be based upon ...
Side 102
... agree ; that the female part of the inhabitants should not control the male , I agree ; that the minors , the prisoners , the aliens , and the inhabitants upon lo- cations under the jurisdiction of another govern- ment should not be ...
... agree ; that the female part of the inhabitants should not control the male , I agree ; that the minors , the prisoners , the aliens , and the inhabitants upon lo- cations under the jurisdiction of another govern- ment should not be ...
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Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volumer 1-2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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Abington adjourn adopted agree appointed argument ballot believe body BUTLER called Chairman Charlestown Committee Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts consider Constitution as relates Convention Council court debate Dedham delegates desire districts duties ELECTIONS BY PLURALITY expedient Fall River favor Freetown gentleman from Boston gentleman from Lowell governor hall HALLETT Haverhill hope House of Representatives inhabitants KEYES lature legal voters legislative legislature lieutenant-governor Lowell Institute majority principle majority system matter meet ment mittee Monday MORTON motion Natick North Brookfield number of votes o'clock oath officers opinion pardoning party persons Pittsfield plurality system Plymouth present President proposed proposition question reason referred regard Report representation resolution Resolved rule SCHOULER seems Senate session stitution submitted suppose taken Taunton tion tleman town of Berlin town of Walpole United vacancy vention whole Wilbraham WILSON wish word