All Power Is Lodged In, And Consequently

The [president's] Nomination, Of Course, Brings The Subject Fully Under The Consideration Of The Senate; Who Have Then A Right To Decide Upon Its Propriety Or Impropriety.

That The People Have A Right To Uniform Government; And, Therefore, That No Government Separate From, Or Independent Of The Government Of Virginia, Ought To Be Erected Or Established Within The Limits Thereof.

All Men Are Created Equally Free And Independent, And Have Certain Inherent Rights, Of Which They Cannot, By Any Compact, Deprive Or Divest Their Posterity; Among Which Are The Enjoyment Of Life And Liberty, With The Means Of Acquiring And Possessing Property, And Pursuing The Obtaining Of Happiness And Safety.

To Disarm The People... Was The Best And Most Effectual Way To Enslave Them.

Habituated From Our Infancy To Trample Upon The Rights Of Human Nature, Every Generous, Every Liberal Sentiment, If Not Extinguished, Is Enfeebled In Our Minds.