...Constitution adopted in September 1789 : — Preamble. The conventions of a number of States having, at tbe time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed...ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institutions, therefore, Resolved, &c. Article 10. ' The powers not...

...; " Begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday, the 4th of March, 1789. " The conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of their adopting of the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers,...

...YORK, ON "WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH OF MARCH, ONE THOUSAND SETEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE. THE Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of their adopting tlfe Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers,...

...not against the Legislative or Judicial Branches only. The Preamble expressly said: "The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their...ground of public confidence in the government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution." (Italics ours.) Thus, these "further declaratory and...

...clear from a preamble to the submitting resolution, in which Congress in part stated : The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their...declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added * * *. Thus at the basis of the Bill of Rights was fear by the States, by the people, that there would...

...had at the time of adopting the Constitution expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconception or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added. One of them is found in the 10th JUILLIAKD v. GREEXMAN. rect terms the passing of laws by Congress...

...resolution offering the proposed amendments, the Congress stated: "The conventions of a number of Hie States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution,...ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution, be it resolved," etc. The Bill of Rights became effective...

...principally by James Madison, and the preamble of the resolution proposing them recited: "The conventions of a number of the states having at the time of their adoption of the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its...

...the following preamble to the amendments: "The conventions of a number of the states, at the time of adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order...declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: ..." 24/ All this is clear evidence of the intent of the fraaers that the first eight amendments are...

...ratification are reproduced here as they appeared in the Journal of the Senate: »2 The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their...ground of public confidence in the government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives...