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 Massachusetts, Volume 2White & Potter, printers, 1853 - 2631 pages |
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... laws . I believe , therefore , that , as far as it is necessary to give efficiency and force to the military power of the State , it should be incorporated into the Con- stitution ; and although the details contained in this Report ...
... laws . I believe , therefore , that , as far as it is necessary to give efficiency and force to the military power of the State , it should be incorporated into the Con- stitution ; and although the details contained in this Report ...
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... laws of this State were supposed to come in conflict with the Constitution of the United States was this ; not whether the army should pass into the hands of the president of the United States when occasion required it ; but , under the ...
... laws of this State were supposed to come in conflict with the Constitution of the United States was this ; not whether the army should pass into the hands of the president of the United States when occasion required it ; but , under the ...
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... laws of the land , so that we shall not have a gov- [ June 20th . I think an ernor above the laws of the land . amendment of this kind is needed ; and , further , if the time should ever come , as however I hope it may not , when these ...
... laws of the land , so that we shall not have a gov- [ June 20th . I think an ernor above the laws of the land . amendment of this kind is needed ; and , further , if the time should ever come , as however I hope it may not , when these ...
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... laws for its guidance and protection in the fundamental law , five thousand votes in favor of the revision of the Constitution will be carried by those who were originally opposed to the calling of this Convention . I see a number of ...
... laws for its guidance and protection in the fundamental law , five thousand votes in favor of the revision of the Constitution will be carried by those who were originally opposed to the calling of this Convention . I see a number of ...
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... laws . What laws ? The laws of the Common- wealth . To suppress insurrection . What insur- rection ? Insurrections within our own midst . To repel invasion . Invasions of what ? Inva- sions of this Commonwealth . Well , Sir , under that ...
... laws . What laws ? The laws of the Common- wealth . To suppress insurrection . What insur- rection ? Insurrections within our own midst . To repel invasion . Invasions of what ? Inva- sions of this Commonwealth . Well , Sir , under that ...
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