...líela at the city of New York, on Wednesday, the 4th day of March, 1780. The conventions of a numher of the states having, at the time of their adopting...expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or ahuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should he added, and as extending...

...proposing them recited: "The conventions of a number of the states having at the time of their adoption of the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to...best insure the beneficent ends of its institution, be it resolved," etc. Several measures of personal protection were actually included in the original...

...start of the original Bill of Rights on display at the National Archives. It says : "The Convention of a number of the States, having at the time of their...of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the benilicent ends of its institution. "Resolved . . ." This, I believe, gets to the heart...

...start of the original Bill of Rights on display at the National Archives. It says : "The Convention of a number of the States, having at the time of their...of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the benificent ends of its institution. "Resolved . . ." This, I believe, gets to the heart...

...the following preamble to the amendments: "The conventions of a number of the states, at the time of adopting the constitution, expressed a desire in order...declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: ..." 24/ All this is clear evidence of the intent of the fraaers that the first eight amendments are...

...the States for ratification are reproduced here as they appeared in the Journal of the Senate: »2 The conventions of a number of the states having,...institution: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring,...

...endangered. The preamble of the Congress proposing them to the States shows this. It is stated that "the conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution declared a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory...

...City of New-York, on Wednesday, the fourth Day of March, one Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty-nine. "The Conventions of a Number of the States, having,...Ground of public Confidence in the Government will best ensure the beneficent Ends of its Institution — "Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives...

...recited that the amendments were proposed because "[t]he Conventions of a number of the States [had] at the time of their adopting the Constitution expressed...declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added" and in hopes that "extending the ground of public confidence in the government [would] best insure the...

...Amendment to the Constitution's Bill of Rights, the Preamble of which declared the Bill of Rights' purpose: "The conventions of a number of the States having...declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added ..." The "militia" referred to in the Second Amendment — supported by debates at the time and enabling...