 | Andrew White Young - 1858 - 460 trang
...for proposing amendments, will rarely occur. And when amendments are proposed, their ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states, or by conventions in three-fourths of them, would be still more impcobable. Had an easy mode of amending the constitution been provided,... | |
 | Hugo Reid - 1861 - 328 trang
...the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States; and that such amendments must be ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States, or by conventions in three-fourths of the States, according as Congress may determine on one or other mode of ratification. If these conditions... | |
 | Marvin T. Wheat - 1862 - 520 trang
...of two-thirds of Congress or of the States, and the alteration or amendment so proposed confirmed by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the States, or by Conventions in three-fourths thereof." Till this amendment or alteration is made, the principles laid down for our government and intercourse... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 1862 - 650 trang
...of both Houses shall be agreed ; but before such amendments can be accepted they must be ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States, or by conventions in three-fourths of the States, " as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by Congress." Or Congress,... | |
 | Henry Barton Dawson - 1863 - 770 trang
...ratified by " the Legislatures of three fourths of the States, or by " Conventions in three fourths thereof." The words of this Article are peremptory....body. And of consequence, all the declamation about the disinclination to a change, vanishes in air. Nor however difficult it may be supposed to unite... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1864 - 850 trang
...amendments, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states, or...convention." Nothing in this particular is left to discretion. Of consequence all the declamation about the disinclination to a change, vanishes in air.... | |
 | 1864 - 786 trang
...ratified by " the Legislatures of three fourths of the States, or by " Conventions in three fourths thereof." The words of this Article are peremptory....body. And of consequence, all the declamation about the disinclination to a change, vanishes in air. Nor however difficult it may be supposed to unite... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1864 - 776 trang
...ratified by " the Legislatures of three fourths of the States, or by " Conventions in three fourths thereof." The words of this Article are peremptory....body. And of consequence, all the declamation about the disinclination to a change, vanishes in air. Nor however difficult it may be supposed to unite... | |
 | 1865 - 696 trang
...ratified by " the Legislatures of three fourths of the States, or by " Conventions in three fourths thereof." The words of this Article are peremptory....body. And of consequence, all the declamation about the disinclination to a change, vanishes in air. Nor however difficult it may be supposed to unite... | |
 | Marvin T. Wheat - 1865 - 628 trang
...of two-thirds of Congress or of the States, and the alteration or amendment so proposed confirmed by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the States, or by Conventions in three-fourths thereof." Till this amendment or alteration is made, the principles laid down for our government and intercourse... | |
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States (which at present amount to nine), to call a convention for proposing amendments, which shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States, or by conventions... 
