...not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled. ARTICLE 3. The said states hereby severally enter into a firm...sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever. ARTICLE 4. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship, and intercourse among the people of the different...

...not by this confederation, expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled. Art. 3. The said States hereby severally enter into a firm...sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever. Art. 4. § 1. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people...

...of America," but it was only to enter "into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their defence, the security of their liberties, and their...sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever." And it was under no stronger bond than this voluntary agreement, that our fathers went through the...

...style of " The United States of America," into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their defence, the security of their liberties, and their...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any pretence whatever. (Art. III.) § 27. Each State retained its own sovereignty, and all powers not expressly...

...style of " The United States of America," into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their defence, the security of their liberties, and their...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any pretence whatever. (Art. III.) § 27. Each State retained its own sovereignty, and all powers not expressly...

...style of " The United States of America," into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their defence, the security of their liberties, and their...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any pretence whatever. (Art. III.) § 27. Each State retained its own sovereignty, and all powers not expressly...

...themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks nade upon them, or any of them, ou account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other...people of the different states in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these states, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from Justice excepted,...

...is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States in congress assembled. ART. 3. The said states hereby severally enter into a firm...account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretext whatever. 220 ART. 4. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse...

...common defence, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, bind(636) ing themselves to assist each other, against all force...people of the different states in this union, the free inhabitants of each of these states, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from Justice excepted,...

...Confederation, by the terras of which the colonies, styling themselves States, entered ' severally into a firm league of friendship with each other for their...sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.' " In order to guard against any misconstruction of their compact, the several States made explicit...