| United States. Congress - 1837 - 740 páginas
...a social compact, are equal; ud thit no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive, sepmte, public emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services: And, secondly, that all power is inherent in the people, and all free Governments are founded on their... | |
| Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives - 1839 - 752 páginas
...act under the second section of the first article of the Constitution of the State, which declares " No man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate privileges." If the State possesses no right to those lands, why legislate upon the subject? If it... | |
| 1841 - 460 páginas
...reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall Be judged most conducive to the public weal. 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive...community, but in consideration of public services; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, 'or judge to be hereditary.... | |
| Joseph Tate - 1841 - 992 páginas
...reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive...community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge, to be... | |
| John Adolphus - 1841 - 688 páginas
...indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. 4. No man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or...community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible or hereditary, the idea of a man born a magistrate, a legislator, or... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1842 - 642 páginas
...compact, are equal in rights ; and no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive separate public emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services. Sec. 2. All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority,... | |
| Michigan. Legislature - 1842 - 130 páginas
...are less sacred than those of the majority. The constitution of our state wisely and justly declares, "that no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate privileges," and we hold it clearly to be a subversion of its spirit, if not its letter, to declare... | |
| 1843 - 434 páginas
...reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate e moluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being... | |
| Michigan. Legislature - 1846 - 276 páginas
...others, and especially his democratic fellow citizens, his position is both cheerful, and easily defined. "No man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate privileges.'' Every grant of such privileges being an actual transfer to its extent, of power reserved... | |
| Jonathan French - 1847 - 506 páginas
...judged most conducive to the public weal. 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclu sive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge to be... | |
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