...1798, the legislature of Virginia resolved: " That this assembly doth explicitly and per" emptorily declare, that it views the powers of " the federal...the " compact to which the states are parties, as lim" ited by the plain sense and intention of the in"strumentconstituting that compact; as no far"...

...of the United States, and on that clay passed, among others, the following resolution: " The General Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the Federal nt, as resulting from the compact to which the parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention...

...position.", as well as constitutional and conclusive in its inferences. "The resolution declares, first, that 'it views the powers of the Federal Government as resulting from the comact to which (he States are parties;' in other words, lat the federal powers arc derived from tlie...

...peremptorily declare, p VCT 7 that it views the powers of the Federal.Government, as resulting Virginia from the compact, to which the States are parties, as limited by Resolves of the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that <M ' compact.and no farther...

...and the Union of tue States." — By what means ? — Let the 3d resolution answer this qnestior : " That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily...as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrumcnt constituting that compact, as no farther valid, than they are authorized by the grants enumerated...

...and the Union of the States." — By what means ? — Let the 3d resolution answer this questkit : " That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily...from the compact to which the States are parties, as hmited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no farther...

...fatal, practical consequences. One of the Virginia resolutions was in these words: (Virg. Res. p. 4.) " uded his argument. [The speech, »s delivered yesterday and to-da , was as follows :] Mr. PR 1'ederal Government, as resulting from the compact to which the States are parties, as limited by the...

...clearly understood, he would state, that his proposition was in the words of the Virginia resolution, as follows : ' That this Assembly doth explicitly...powers of the Federal Government, as resulting from die compact, to which the States are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument...

...speaks, when it is said that she " views the powers of tbe federal Government as resulting from tbe compact to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense aud intention of the instrument constituting that compact — as n» further valid than they are authorised...

...existence, and the public happiness thereon depending. The third resolution is in the words following: That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily...as resulting from the Compact, to which the States arc parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the Instrument constituting that Compact...