 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1861 - Страниц: 580
...I should, under existing circumstances, favor rather than oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture to add that...might not be precisely such as they would wish to either accept or refuse. I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution — which amendment,... | |
 | 1861 - Страниц: 456
...circumstances, favor, rather than oppose, a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. ^f I will venture to add, that to me the Convention mode...might not be precisely such as they would wish to either accept or approve. I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution, which amendmentl,... | |
 | Charles Lempriere - 1861 - Страниц: 336
...I should, under existing circumstances, favour rather than oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture to add that...take or reject propositions originated by others not specially chosen for the purpose, and which might not be precisely such as they would wish themselves... | |
 | Orville James Victor - 1861 - Страниц: 586
...comstances, favor, rather than oppose, a fair oppor tonity being afforded the people to act upon it. will venture to add, that, to me, the Convention mode...amendments to originate with the people themselves, instead o only permitting them to take or reject propositions originated by others not especially chosen for... | |
 | Ludwig Karl Aegidi - 1861 - Страниц: 462
...circumstances, favor, rattier ihau oppose, a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. ^i I will venture to add, that to me the Convention mode seems preferable, m that it a'lows amendments to originate with the people themselves, instead of only permitting them... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - 1862 - Страниц: 764
...should, under existing circumstances, favor, rather than oppose, a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. "I will venture to add,...which might not be precisely such as they would wish either to accept or refuse. I understand that a proposed amendment to the Constitution (which amendment,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1862 - Страниц: 910
...should, under existing circumstances, favour, rather than oppose, a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. " I will venture to add,...which might not be precisely such as they would wish either to accept or refuse. I understand that a proposed amendment to the Constitution — which amendment,... | |
 | 1862 - Страниц: 200
...and I should, under existing circumstances, favor rather than oppose a fair opportunity being offered the people to act upon it. " I will venture to add...themselves, instead of only permitting them to take a proposition originated by others, not especially chosen for the purpose, and which might not be precisely... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - Страниц: 492
...I should, under existing circumstances, favor rather than oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture to add,...might not be precisely such as they would wish to either accept or refuse. I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution— which amendment,... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1864 - Страниц: 694
...should, under existing circumstances, favor, rather than oppose, a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture to add,...which might not be precisely such as they would wish either to accept or refuse. I understand that a proposed amendment to the Constitution (which amendment,... | |
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... While I make no recommendation of amendments, I fully recognize the rightful authority of the people over the whole subject to be exercised in either of the modes prescribed in the instrument itself; and I should under existing circumstances favor... 
