 | Joseph Alden - 1848 - 156 Seiten
...its present form ?" " Governeur Morris. Mr. Madison, in a letter to Prof. Sparks, says, 'The finish given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution, "fairly belongs to Mr. Morris. If it was an honor to draft the Declaration of Independence, it was not less an honor to... | |
 | 1857 - 668 Seiten
...April 8th, 1831 : " It may be justly said, that he was an able, an eloquent, and an active member. The^nwA given to the style and arrangement of the...choice could not have been made, as the performance oT the task proved. It is true * Life of Gouverneur Morris, by Jared Sparks, vol. 1, page 223. SPEECH... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1862 - 688 Seiten
...is his preparation or last revision of the instrument as it stands. " The finish," says Madison, " given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution, fairly belongs to the pen of Mr. Morris." The year after these labors, Morris gratified a long-cherished desire of visiting Europe. Partly on private... | |
 | James Madison - 1865 - 768 Seiten
...pronounced to be the only effectual security to each agains* the encroachments of the other. The finish given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution...belongs to the pen of Mr. Morris; the task having been probably handed over to him by the Chairman of the Committee, himself a highly respectable member,... | |
 | Gouverneur Morris - 1888 - 634 Seiten
...that he never would concur in upholding the institution. In the same letter Madison says: "The finish given to the style and arrangement of the constitution fairly belongs to the pen of Mr. Morris. A better choice could not have been made, as the performance of the task proved. The talents and taste... | |
 | Burke Aaron Hinsdale - 1891 - 500 Seiten
...given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution fairly belongs to the pen of Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris; the task having, probably, been handed over...by the chairman of the committee, himself a highly respected member, and with the ready concurrence of the others. A'hetter choice could not have been... | |
 | Burke Aaron Hinsdale - 1891 - 514 Seiten
...Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North 1 "The finish given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution fairly belongs to the pen of Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris; the task having probably been handed over to him by the chairman of the committee,... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1899 - 470 Seiten
...Constitution," writes that « the style and finish " of the Constitution « fairly belong to Gouverneur Morris, . . . the task having probably been handed over to him by the chairman of the committee." "A better choice," Madison adds, " could not have been made, as the performance of the task proved.... | |
 | Burke Aaron Hinsdale - 1900 - 520 Seiten
...having probably been handed over to him by the chairman of the committee, himself a highly respected member, and with the ready concurrence of the others....not have been made, as the performance of the task proved."—James Madison. Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Single delegates were present from... | |
 | James Madison - 1910 - 698 Seiten
...pronounced to be the only effectual security to each against the encroachments of the other. The finish given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution...belongs to the pen of Mr. Morris; the task having been probably handed over to him by the Chairman of the Committee, himself a highly respectable member,... | |
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The^nwA given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution fairly belongs to the pen of Mr Morris ; the task having, probably, been handed over to him by the chairman of the Committee, himself a highly respectable member, and with the ready concurrence... 
