...however, no iuch evil can have exifted, as by the conftitution of the United States, " no fíate cao coin money ; emit bills of credit ; or make any thing but gold and diver com a tender in pavmcnt of debts." From the above confideration, therefore, we cannot be wrong,...

...regulate the value thereof, aud of foreign coin." And further, in the same article, it is ordained that " No state shall coin money, emit bills of " credit, or make any thing but gold and silver " coin a tender in payment of debts." These provisions were, no doubt, in the year 1788, con ceived...

...sections otlhe Constitution of the United States, which declare that Congress shall coin money; and that no state shall coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts. But the act creating a paper medium, does not pretend to give it...

...most flagrant violation of the United States' Constitution, which expressly says, " No State shall emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts. " Mr. Munroe, it is ascertained, is unanimously re-elected President,...

...state shall enter into any treaty of alliance, or confederation, grant letters of marque and reprisal, coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts ; or pass any bill of attainder ; or make any ex post facto law,...

...exclusively to the new Federal Government; and since that time no State can coin money, regulate its value, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in discharge of debts. Congress alone has the lull power to coin and regulate its value; a...

...obligation of contracts," is associated in the same section of the constitution with the prohibition to "coin money, emit bills of credit," or, "make any thing but gold and silver coin a legal tender in payment of debts;" and as these all evidently apply to legislation in reference...

...am correct, the conclusion is inevitable. In the 10th section of the first article, it is said, '• No State shall coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin, a lender in payment of debts;" and the interpretation which 1 give to it is, that the United...

...silver plate, established by law in this country, as it is in others. No state can constitutionally emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a lawful tender in payment of debts. There is no legal process by which a stale can be compelled to...

...[Mr. ALSTON] has, with some confidence, cited the 10th section of the 1st article: "No State shall emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender." He urged this denial of the right to the States to emit bills of credit, as a perfect prohibition...