...secure its existence and public happiness. That the General Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare that it views the powers of the Federal Government...Intention of the instrument constituting that compact, and no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact. And that, in...

...publick happiness." ' The third resolve was, — «' That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the federal government,...intention of the instrument constituting that compact ; at no farther -valid j than they are authorized by the grants in that compact ; and that in case...

...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,...intention of the instrument, constituting that compact; and as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact." ' Again,...

...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...intention of the instrument constituting that compact; and as no farther valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact." In another...

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

...words of the Virginia resolution, as follows: " That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the Federal Government...as resulting from the compact, to which the States »re parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact,...

...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...

...the Federal Government result from the compact to which the States are parties; that these powers are limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, and no further valid than they are authorized by the grant* enumerated in that compact; " and that,...

...December following, by a resolution proposed by Mr. Madison, explicitly and peremptorily declared, " That it views the powers of the Federal Government...of the instrument constituting that compact ; as no farther valid than they are authorised by the grants enumerated in that compact ; and that, in case...

...Resolves of the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that ysi' compact, and no farther valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated...; and that, in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compart, the States, who are parties ihereto,...