The Works of Daniel Webster..., Band 5Little, Brown, 1858 |
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... tion of the Oregon Territory . OREGON Remarks made in the Senate of the United States , on the 30th of March , 1846 , on a Resolution moved by Mr. Clayton of Delaware , on the 3d in- stant , calling upon the President for such Portions ...
... tion of the Oregon Territory . OREGON Remarks made in the Senate of the United States , on the 30th of March , 1846 , on a Resolution moved by Mr. Clayton of Delaware , on the 3d in- stant , calling upon the President for such Portions ...
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... tion . When a Bankruptcies , in the general use and acceptation of the term , mean no more than failures . A bankruptcy is a fact . It is an occurrence in the life and fortunes of an individual . man cannot pay his debts , we say he has ...
... tion . When a Bankruptcies , in the general use and acceptation of the term , mean no more than failures . A bankruptcy is a fact . It is an occurrence in the life and fortunes of an individual . man cannot pay his debts , we say he has ...
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... tion says nothing about traders . Yet the honorable gentleman's amendment requires all applicants to declare themselves traders ; and if they will but say so , and swear so , it shall be so received , and nobody shall contradict it . In ...
... tion says nothing about traders . Yet the honorable gentleman's amendment requires all applicants to declare themselves traders ; and if they will but say so , and swear so , it shall be so received , and nobody shall contradict it . In ...
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... tion from the walls of this chamber ? The charters of the banks are , in general , well enough . They require punctual specie pay- ments , under severe penalties , and , in some cases , under the penalty of forfeiture . But under the ...
... tion from the walls of this chamber ? The charters of the banks are , in general , well enough . They require punctual specie pay- ments , under severe penalties , and , in some cases , under the penalty of forfeiture . But under the ...
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... tion to all this . It is proposed that Congress shall solemnly recognize the principle , and approve and sanction the practice , of State exemption , of the suspension of specie payments by State authority . If the States will not ...
... tion to all this . It is proposed that Congress shall solemnly recognize the principle , and approve and sanction the practice , of State exemption , of the suspension of specie payments by State authority . If the States will not ...
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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.