COMMENTARIES ON THE copy. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES HISTORICAL AND JURIDICAL WITH OBSERVATIONS UPON THE ORDINARY PROVISIONS OF STATE CONSTITUTIONS AND A COMPARISON WITH THE CONSTITUTIONS OF OTHER COUNTRIES. BY ROGER FOSTER, OF THE NEW YORK BAR, AUTHOR OF A TREATISE ON FEDERAL PRACTICE, TRIAL BY NEWSPAPER, &c. VOLUME I. BOSTON: THE BOSTON BOOK COMPANY. 1895. COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY ROGER FOSTER. The right of translation and all other rights reserved. 93137 Typography and Presswork § 5. Preliminaries to the Federal Convention § 6. Originality of the Work of the Federal Convention NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE PREAMBLE. § 11. Nature of the Constitution of the United States . § 12. Sovereignty of the States before the Federal Constitution. § 14. Form of Ratifications of the Constitution § 15. Legality of an Indissoluble Union between Sovereign States § 22. Significance of the Phrase 'to Insure domestic Tranquillity § 23. Significance of the Phrase "to provide for the Common Defense § 25. Significance of the Phrase "to secure the Blessings of Liberty" V |