...Accordingly, congress recommended that the several colonies should adopt such government as should "best conduce to the happiness and safety of their...constituents in particular and America in general. ' ' This meant that each colony should set up a government for itself, independent of the crown. Accordingly,...

...exigencies of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best Conduce...the happiness and safety of their constituents in par-* ticular, and America in, general." Th« following preamble was prepared and agreed to, five davs...

...exigencies of their aftairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, iu the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general." The Provincial Assemblies and Conventions acted on this recommendation, and governments were generally...

...exigencies of their affairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general." The provincial assemblies and conventions acted on this recommendation, and governments were generally...

...exigencies of their affairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opjnion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general." CHAP. vi. because in those colonies, the executive as wel! i 776. as the whole legislature had always...

...exigencies of their affairs, has been established, to adopt such government, as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the' people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general. And whereas, the honourable the congress of the United- States has deceived no answer whatever to the...

...affairs had been tbeitftofore established to fix upon such VIII. Oovernment, as should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safe- — — — — tv of iheir Constituents, in particular, ami America iii ^general." In the mean...

...government as shall, in the opinion of the represenim"m..E° ' ta'ives of the people, best cominee to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general." " \ MI \viii.in: is doubts have arisen, whether this congress are invested with sufficient power and...

...of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to prepare a preamble б the foregoing resolution...

...their affairs, has been, heretofore, established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...and safety of their constituents in particular, and of America in general." — Your committee, having duly deliberated on the continued conduct of the...