 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...government for the United States as they supposed best adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers they conferred...instrument. They are limitations of power granted in the instrument itself ; not of distinct governments, framed by different persons and for different... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1040 pages
...adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers conferred on their government were to be exercised by itself, and the...limitations on power, if expressed in general terms, were naturally and necessarily applicable to that government created by that instrument. They are limitations... | |
 | Indiana. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1850 - 1022 pages
...government for the United States as they supposed best adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers they conferred...to be exercised by itself, and the limitations on powers, if expressed in general terms, are naturally arid necessarily applicable to the government... | |
 | Indiana. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1850 - 1012 pages
...government for the United States as they supposed j best adapted to their situation, and best calcu- j lated to promote their interests. The powers { they conferred on this Government were to be I exercised by itself, and the limitations on pow- j ers, if expressed in general terms, are natur-... | |
 | Michigan. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional amendments - 1850 - 990 pages
...favor of the system. He [Mr. B,] believed that the duties of justices could be so plainly dinecessarily applicable to the government created by the instrument. They are limitations of power granted in the instrument itself; not of distinct. governments framed by different persons and for different... | |
 | Richard Peters - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 836 pages
...government for the United States as they supposed best adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers they conferred...power, if expressed in general terms, are naturally and necessarily applicable to the government created by the instrument. They are limitations of power granted... | |
 | Peter Hardeman Burnett - United States - 1863 - 142 pages
...government for the United States as they supposed best adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers they conferred...instrument. They are limitations of power granted in the instrument itself ; not of distinct governments framed by different persons and for different... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 652 pages
...government for the United States as they supposed best adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers they conferred...instrument. They are limitations of power granted in the instrument itself; not of distinct governments, framed by different persons and for different... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court, John Wesley Shepherd - Alabama - 1864 - 806 pages
...their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers they conferred upon the government were to be exercised by itself; and the...power, if expressed in general terms, are naturally, arid we think necessarily, applicable to \he government created by the instrument. They are limitations... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - Constitutional law - 1868 - 588 pages
...supposed best adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers to be conferred on this government were to be exercised...instrument. They are limitations of power granted in the instrument itself, not of distinct governments, framed by different persons, and for different... | |
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The people of the United States framed such a government for the United States as they supposed best adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers they conferred on this government were to be exercised by itself... 
