Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Oct. 17, 1803-April 25, 1808D. Appleton, 1856 |
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... tion " as their guide . Hence , it is obvious , they | citizens of the United States . Is it not then ab- did not intend to infringe , but to adhere to surd to suppose that the first member of this those principles ; and therefore , if ...
... tion " as their guide . Hence , it is obvious , they | citizens of the United States . Is it not then ab- did not intend to infringe , but to adhere to surd to suppose that the first member of this those principles ; and therefore , if ...
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... tion of the British treaty , and of his vote for carrying it into effect . By that treaty a great number of persons had a right to become Ame- rican citizens immediately ; not only without a law , but contrary to an existing law . And ...
... tion of the British treaty , and of his vote for carrying it into effect . By that treaty a great number of persons had a right to become Ame- rican citizens immediately ; not only without a law , but contrary to an existing law . And ...
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... tion is an object capable of exciting ambition ; | the time may , it will come when the small will and no doubt it would one day or other be wrestle with the large States for their rights . sought after by dangerous and enterprising men ...
... tion is an object capable of exciting ambition ; | the time may , it will come when the small will and no doubt it would one day or other be wrestle with the large States for their rights . sought after by dangerous and enterprising men ...
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... tion had no influence upon the number , because the choice of President in the House of Repre- ment , he would not hesitate to make any altera- | himself indebted to the member from Tennessee tion calculated to promote , or secure the ...
... tion had no influence upon the number , because the choice of President in the House of Repre- ment , he would not hesitate to make any altera- | himself indebted to the member from Tennessee tion calculated to promote , or secure the ...
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... tion of the constitution that the popular princi- of his argument to excite their jealousy , and is ple , in discharging the functions committed to the amount also of several other arguments de- it by the constitution , should operate ...
... tion of the constitution that the popular princi- of his argument to excite their jealousy , and is ple , in discharging the functions committed to the amount also of several other arguments de- it by the constitution , should operate ...
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Seite 269 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Seite 13 - Constitution, and the laws of the united States made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land ; and the judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Seite 23 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring) : That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States...
Seite 82 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial, and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
Seite 16 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal Constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Seite 42 - Act, every person so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred pounds, and be dismissed from his office; one moiety of the said penalty to the use of His Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the other moiety to the use of the person who shall inform or sue for the same, to be sued for and recovered in any of His Majesty's courts of record at Westminster...
Seite 73 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it ; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Seite 65 - United States, in the name of the French Republic, forever and in full sovereignty, the said territory, with all its rights and appurtenances, as fully and in the same manner as they have been acquired by the French Republic, in virtue of the above-mentioned treaty, concluded with His Catholic Majesty.
Seite 37 - And if the house of representatives shall not choose a president whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the vice president shall act as president, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the president.
Seite 203 - That if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, for the writing or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial of the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as a libel. And the jury who shall try the cause, shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.