...a faithful observance of them alone can secure its existence and public happiness. That the General Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare...from the compact to which the States are parties, as limited by the plain sense and Intention of the instrument constituting that compact, and no further...

...of them, can alone secure its existence and the publick happiness." ' The third resolve was, — «' That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily...from the compact, to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact ; at no farther...

...mentioned, for example, that body has resolved [Report, commonly called Madison's Report, p. 4—5] that " it views the powers of the federal government,...from the compact to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument, constituting that compact; and as no...

...1798, the legislature of Virginia resolved: " That this assembly doth explicitly and per" emptorily declare, that it views the powers of " the federal...from 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"...

...the people of Virginia, it is "Resolved, that tiia general assembly views the powers of the federal1 government as resulting from the compact to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact; and as no...

...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...

...December following, by a resolution proposed by Mr. Madison, explicitly and peremptorily declared, " That it views the powers of the Federal Government...from the compact, to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact ; as no farther...

...understood, he would state, that his proposition was in the words of the Virginia resolution, as follows: " That this assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily...from the compact, to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no farther...

...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...