Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Oct. 17, 1803-April 25, 1808D. Appleton, 1856 |
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... justice , but he would also guard the minority from op- pression . If we cannot destroy party we ought to place every check upon it . If the present amendment pass , nine out of ten times the elec- tion will go to the other House , and ...
... justice , but he would also guard the minority from op- pression . If we cannot destroy party we ought to place every check upon it . If the present amendment pass , nine out of ten times the elec- tion will go to the other House , and ...
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... justice to the subject . I have been extremely affected by his calling the attention of the House to the circumstance that the name of that patri- ot was united with that of John Hancock , in an exemption from the general pardon which ...
... justice to the subject . I have been extremely affected by his calling the attention of the House to the circumstance that the name of that patri- ot was united with that of John Hancock , in an exemption from the general pardon which ...
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... justice , cannot himself sit upon the bench , and that this has been the case since the act of settle- ment . He might , in support of this position , refer to the declaration of a celebrated Chief Justice of England , who had said that ...
... justice , cannot himself sit upon the bench , and that this has been the case since the act of settle- ment . He might , in support of this position , refer to the declaration of a celebrated Chief Justice of England , who had said that ...
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... justice , it was replied , that however correct the principle might be in ordinary cases , VOL . III - 6 It was contended , that it was not true that the principle of a bankrupt law operated in favor of the debtor ; the reverse was the ...
... justice , it was replied , that however correct the principle might be in ordinary cases , VOL . III - 6 It was contended , that it was not true that the principle of a bankrupt law operated in favor of the debtor ; the reverse was the ...
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... justice to the State of Ohio , were groundless . There was no State in the Union which has been so much favored as that State . He was sorry gentlemen had used threats on the occasion , that if they did not grant this , they might not ...
... justice to the State of Ohio , were groundless . There was no State in the Union which has been so much favored as that State . He was sorry gentlemen had used threats on the occasion , that if they did not grant this , they might not ...
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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.