...Massachusetts and the United Provinces of Bay, Hhode Island, and Pro- Central America, vidence Plantations, &C. The said States hereby severally enter into a firm...themselves to assist each other against all force offered, or attacks made upon tin ш, or any of them, upon account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other...

...States. By this instrument, each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and the states severally, enter into a firm league of friendship...security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, &c. &c. •fljtrll- — I received orders to return to the high lands near West Point,...

...confederation expressly delegated to the United States in congress assemhled. Art. 3. The said states herehy severally enter into a firm league of friendship with...other, for their common defence, the security of their liherties, and their mutual and general welfare, hinding themselves to assist each other against ail...

...of Confederation. By the third Article, the United States are bound to assist the several States, " against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them." And by the ninth Article, the United States have " the sole and exclusive right and power of determining...

...States of America ;" by which they entered " into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their defence, the security of their liberties, and their...upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovreignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever." This plan of union, after much difficulty and delay,...

...of the several States preceded both it and the declaration. Again: the third article declares that "the said States hereby severally enter into a firm...welfare; binding themselves to assist each other against nil force offered to, or attacks made upon themi, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty,...

...of the several States preceded both it and the declaration. Again: the third article declares that "the said States hereby severally enter into a firm...welfare; binding themselves to assist each other against »II force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty,...

...delegated to the United States in congress assembled." Article third is—" The said states hereby enter into a firm league of friendship with each other...assist each other against all force offered to, or made upon them, or any of them on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever."...

...probably in a good measure drawn from that of the third article of the confederation, which declares, that "The said states hereby severally enter into a firm...security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare." And we accordingly find, that the first resolution offered in the convention, which...

...delegated to the United States in congress assembled." Article third is—" The said states hereby enter into a firm league of friendship with each other...common defence,— the security of their liberties, and th^ir mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered...