The Works of Daniel Webster..., Band 5Little, Brown, 1858 |
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... countries . There is no reason to sup- pose that it was intended to tie up the hands of Congress to the establishment of that particular bankrupt system which ex- isted in England in 1789 , and to deny to A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY . ?
... countries . There is no reason to sup- pose that it was intended to tie up the hands of Congress to the establishment of that particular bankrupt system which ex- isted in England in 1789 , and to deny to A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY . ?
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... reason it was thought wise to enable Congress to make them uniform . The Constitution provided that there should be but one coin- age , and but one power to fix the value of foreign coins . The legal medium of payment , therefore , in ...
... reason it was thought wise to enable Congress to make them uniform . The Constitution provided that there should be but one coin- age , and but one power to fix the value of foreign coins . The legal medium of payment , therefore , in ...
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... reason against it further . In the view I take of it at present , it appears to me utterly re- pugnant to the plain ... reasons , if they have the power , VOL . V. 2 from the penalties of our bankrupt law ? State permission A UNIFORM ...
... reason against it further . In the view I take of it at present , it appears to me utterly re- pugnant to the plain ... reasons , if they have the power , VOL . V. 2 from the penalties of our bankrupt law ? State permission A UNIFORM ...
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... reason but that they cannot be legally dis- charged from debts in which misfortunes have involved them , and which there is no possibility of their ever paying . I repeat , again , that these cases have now been accumulating for a whole ...
... reason but that they cannot be legally dis- charged from debts in which misfortunes have involved them , and which there is no possibility of their ever paying . I repeat , again , that these cases have now been accumulating for a whole ...
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... reason for counselling submission and suf- ferance to individuals . But the result is bad , every way . It is bad to the public and to the country , which loses the efforts and the industry of so many useful and capable citizens . It is ...
... reason for counselling submission and suf- ferance to individuals . But the result is bad , every way . It is bad to the public and to the country , which loses the efforts and the industry of so many useful and capable citizens . It is ...
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Seite 170 - Vive, vale. Si quid novisti rectius istis Candidus imperti ; si non his utere mecum.
Seite 487 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law ; a law which hears before it condemns ; which proceeds* upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.
Seite 81 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Seite 484 - Upon principle, every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability, in respect to transactions or considerations already past, must be deemed retrospective.
Seite 341 - Third, new States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provision of the Federal Constitution.
Seite vii - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Seite 121 - was a public act of persons in her Majesty's service, obeying the order of their superior authorities.
Seite 81 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Seite 145 - ... the simplest rule will be, that the vessel being American shall be evidence that the seamen on board are such.
Seite 493 - A contract is a compact between two or more parties, and is either executory or executed. An executory contract is one in which a party binds himself to do, or not to do, a particular thing ; such was the law under which the conveyance was made by the governor.