Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Oct. 17, 1803-April 25, 1808D. Appleton, 1856 |
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... believe it will be the greatest curse that could at present befall us ; it may be productive of innumerable evils , and especially of one that I fear even to look upon . Gentlemen on all sides , with very few exceptions , agree that the ...
... believe it will be the greatest curse that could at present befall us ; it may be productive of innumerable evils , and especially of one that I fear even to look upon . Gentlemen on all sides , with very few exceptions , agree that the ...
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... believe that Spain will venture war with the United States . I believe she dare not ; if she does , she will pay the costs . The Floridas will be immediately ours ; they will almost take themselves . The inhabitants pant for the ...
... believe that Spain will venture war with the United States . I believe she dare not ; if she does , she will pay the costs . The Floridas will be immediately ours ; they will almost take themselves . The inhabitants pant for the ...
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... believe there are no two of them concur not , for example , cede Connecticut to France ? in any one objection . In one thing only they I answer they cannot ; but for none of the rea- seem to agree , and that is to vote against the sons ...
... believe there are no two of them concur not , for example , cede Connecticut to France ? in any one objection . In one thing only they I answer they cannot ; but for none of the rea- seem to agree , and that is to vote against the sons ...
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... believe is is more common , in the negotiations between the understanding of nine - tenths of the Ameri- nation and nation , than for a minister to agree can people , as to the construction of their con- to and sign articles beyond the ...
... believe is is more common , in the negotiations between the understanding of nine - tenths of the Ameri- nation and nation , than for a minister to agree can people , as to the construction of their con- to and sign articles beyond the ...
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... believe that even a minority , respectable necessary to enable them to form a sound con- as to numbers , required any other evidence of clusion on subjects submitted , by that depart- this fact than the extract from the treaty which ...
... believe that even a minority , respectable necessary to enable them to form a sound con- as to numbers , required any other evidence of clusion on subjects submitted , by that depart- this fact than the extract from the treaty which ...
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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.