 | Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1827 - 342 pages
...foreign power," said Dickinson, the delegate from. Delaware, the least populous of the States, " than be deprived, in both branches of the legislature, of an equality of suffrage." The smaller States, whom the majority had compelled to surrender this equality in the first branch... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840 - 708 pages
...Convention. Mr. DICEINSON said to Mr. MADISON, "You see the consequence of pushing things too far. Some of the members from the small States wish for...thrown under the domination of the larger States." with each other; provided that all punishments, fines, forfeitures and penalties, to be incurred for... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840 - 700 pages
...the Convention Mr. DICKINSON said to Mr. MADISON, "You sec the consequence of pushing thing* too far. Some of the members from the small States wish for two branches in the General Legislature, and are frienda to a good National Government ; but we would sooner submit to foreign power, than submit to... | |
 | 1842 - 712 pages
...Madison, 'You see the consequence of pushing things too far. Some of the members from the small Slates wish for two branches in the general Legislature,...thrown under the domination of the larger States.' " It will be observed, that this plan of Mr. Patterson, though presented as a continuation of the system... | |
 | James Madison - 1842 - 704 pages
...MADISON, "You see the consequence of pushing things too far. Some of the members from the small Slates wish for two branches in the General Legislature,...thrown under the domination of the larger States." commerce, as well with foreign nations as with each other ; provided that all punishments, fines, forfeitures... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1845 - 672 pages
...Convention. Mr. Dickinson said to Mr. Madison, " You see the consequence of pushing things too far. Some of the members from the small states wish for...thrown under the domination of the larger states." any offence contrary to the true intent and meaning of such acts, rules, and regulations, shall have... | |
 | 1845 - 732 pages
...and defeat the independence of the small States — that the small States " would sooner submit to a foreign power, than submit to be deprived, in both...equality of suffrage, and thereby be thrown under the dominion of the larger States." On this matter Doctor Franklin remarked characteristically: " The diversity... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - 1863 - 680 pages
...Convention. Mr. Dickinson said to Mr. Madison, " You see the consequence of pushing things too far. Some of the members from the small states wish for...thrown under the domination of the larger states." any offence contrary to the true intent and meaning of such acts, rules, and regulations, shall have... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1866 - 716 pages
...he said to Mr. Madison, " You see the consequences of pushing things too far. Some of the members of the small States wish for two branches in the general...government; but we would sooner submit to foreign power than be deprived, in both branches of the legislature, of an equality of suffrage, and thereby be thrown... | |
 | William Thompson Read - 1870 - 590 pages
...Some of the members from the smaller States wish for two branches of the National Legislature, and arc friends to a good National government; but we would sooner submit to a foreiirn power than submit to be deprived of an equal vote in both branches and thereby brought under... | |
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You see the consequence of pushing things too far. Some of the members from the small States wish for two branches in the General Legislature, and are friends to a good National Government; but we would sooner submit to a foreign power than submit to... 
