...of the several states render it necessary to take the general sense of the nation on this subject. Unless the United States in Congress assembled, shall...eventually be annihilated. Hence it is necessary that . . . foreign commerce, not founded on principles of equality, may be restrained, ... to secure such...

...of the several states render it necessary to take the general sense of the nation on this subject. Unless the United States in Congress assembled, shall...eventually be annihilated. Hence it is necessary that . . . foreign commerce, not founded on principles of equality, may be restrained, ... to secure such...

...Union on this subject. " Unless the United States in Congress assembled shall be vested with power competent to the protection of commerce, they can...necessary that the States should be explicit and fix on some effectual mode by which foreign commerce not founded on the principles of equality may be restrained....

...legislatures of the several States render it necessary to take the general sense of the Union on this subject. Unless the United States in Congress assembled shall...necessary that the States should be explicit, and fix on some effectual mode by which foreign commerce not founded on principles of equality may be restrained."...

...legislatures of the several states render it necessary to take the general sense of the Union on this subject. Unless the United States in Congress assembled shall...necessary that the states should be explicit, and fix on some effectual mode by which foreign commerce not founded on principles of equality may be restrained....

..."adopted regulations destructive of our commerce with her West India Islands," it was further asserted: "Unless the United States in Congress assembled shall...competent to the protection of commerce, they can never cornreciprocal advantages in trade." It was therefore proposed to give to Congress for fifteen years...

..."adopted regulations destructive of our commerce with her West India Islands," it was further asserted: "Unless the United States in Congress assembled shall be vested with powers competent ti the protection of commerce, they can never command reciprocal advantages in trade." It was therefore...

...manufacture of the dominion of the sovereign whose subjects they are." 22 At the same time Congress said: "Unless the United States in Congress assembled shall...necessary that the States should be explicit and fix on some effectual mode by which foreign commerce, not founded on principles of equality, may be restrained."22...

...had "adopted regulations destructive of our commerce with her West India Islands." It asserted that "unless the United States in Congress assembled shall be vested with powers competent to protection of commerce, they can never command reciprocal advantages in trade"; therefore it was proposed...

...made the first speech on April 8, lUnited States Journals of Congress, 1782-1788. Vol. 4, p. 393. * Unless the United States in Congress assembled, shall...necessary that the states should be explicit, and fix on some effectual mode by which foreign commerce, not founded on principles of equality, may be restrained....