Restricted “One People” Arguments

David Ireland

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What is the evidence for and against the view Chamberlain puts forth here that “one American people” ratified the Constitution, not just the people of the states respectively?

http://www.joshualawrencechamberlain.com/oldflag.php

How does one interpret Madison here?

https://people.sunyulster.edu/voughth/henry_and_madison.htm

And here

As far as the Union of the States is to be regarded as a league of sovereign powers, and not as a political Constitution by virtue of which they are become one sovereign power, so far it seems to follow from the doctrine of compacts, that a breach of any of the articles of the confederation by any of the parties to it, absolves the other parties from their respective obligations, and gives them a right if they chuse to exert it, of dissolving the Union altogether.”

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-09-02-0187





What evidence is there from the Convention that it was intended for the people of the states to become one people?

What evidence is there against that idea?

Is there any documentary evidence that rebuts the arguments made in this article?

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-secession-legal/comment-page-3/
 
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