...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit and solemn campact with each other; and...

...resolution of the General Court of said Commonwealth, passed the 25th day of October last past, and acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness...new Constitution, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, provide for the com mon defence, promote the...

...of the United States, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and oeaceablv, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit...compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying i new Constitution, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure doiwstK tranquillity,...

...Massachusetts. submitted to ns and acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Supreme Euler of the Universe in affording the people of the United...by assenting to and ratifying a new Constitution," &c. Now is this the language of an implied or of an explicit and deliberate compact? Yet in the face...

...affording the people of the United States an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud- and surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn...by assenting to and ratifying a new Constitution," &c. Yet, in 'the face of all these high authorities, and of a hundred more that might be easily adduced,...

...affording tho people of the United States an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud and surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn...compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying n new Constitution," &.c. Yet, in tho face of all these high authorities, and of a hundred more that...

...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit and solemn compact with each other; and...

...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit and solemn compact with each other ; and...

...Resolution of the General Court of said State : passed the fourteenth day of December last past, and acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of...new Constitution, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the...

...December last pataud acknowledging with grateful hearts tlu goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the Unirastin affording the People of the united States, in the...and ratifying a new Constitution, in order to form i more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence,...