 States, with a request that it might " be submitted to a convention of delegates, chosen in each state by the people thereof, under the recommendation of its legislature, for their assent and ratification.  The Unconstitutionality of Slavery - Page 135by Lysander Spooner - 1845 - 156 pagesFull view - About this book
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...proposition.— The convention which framed the constitution was indeed elected by the state legislatures. But the instrument, when it came from their hands, was a mere proposal, without obligation, or preclusions o it. It was reported to the then existing congressot the United... | |
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