An Exposition of the Constitution of the United StatesClaxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1874 - 283 pages |
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... treaties , and performed the highest acts of sovereign authority . They did all this , without any express delegation of power , but with the implied sanction of their constituents , who acquiesced in , and 4 * CONSTITUTION OF THE ...
... treaties , and performed the highest acts of sovereign authority . They did all this , without any express delegation of power , but with the implied sanction of their constituents , who acquiesced in , and 4 * CONSTITUTION OF THE ...
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... treaties or alli- ances , nor coin money , nor regulate the value thereof , nor ascertain the sums and expenses ... treaties , but it equally depended upon the states whether they should be observed ; they could contract debts , and ...
... treaties or alli- ances , nor coin money , nor regulate the value thereof , nor ascertain the sums and expenses ... treaties , but it equally depended upon the states whether they should be observed ; they could contract debts , and ...
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... treaties with foreign nations , suggests the reason why a too hasty admission of adopted citizens into that branch of the government might be attended with serious inconvenience , by creating a channel for foreign influence ; and also ...
... treaties with foreign nations , suggests the reason why a too hasty admission of adopted citizens into that branch of the government might be attended with serious inconvenience , by creating a channel for foreign influence ; and also ...
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... treaties , & c . The journal of its proceedings on occasions of this kind , unless the injunction of secrecy has been removed , is not made public , but is kept in a distinct record , which is only accessible to certain privileged ...
... treaties , & c . The journal of its proceedings on occasions of this kind , unless the injunction of secrecy has been removed , is not made public , but is kept in a distinct record , which is only accessible to certain privileged ...
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... treaties . Under the Confede- ration Congress possessed no power to punish such offences , and were compelled to appeal to the states to provide adequate and exemplary punishment in all that class of cases . As the general government ...
... treaties . Under the Confede- ration Congress possessed no power to punish such offences , and were compelled to appeal to the states to provide adequate and exemplary punishment in all that class of cases . As the general government ...
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Page 27 - Congress shall make. 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed ; but when not committed within any state the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Page 255 - THOMAS NELSON, JR. FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE, CARTER BRAXTON. North Carolina. WILLIAM HOOPER, JOSEPH HEWES, JOHN PENN. South Carolina. EDWARD RUTLEDGE, THOMAS HEYWARD, JR., THOMAS LYNCH, JR., ARTHUR MIDDLETON. Georgia. BUTTON GWINNETT, LYMAN HALL, GEO.
Page 285 - It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend...
Page 283 - ... the latter without adequate inducement or justification. It leads also to concessions to the favorite nation of privileges denied to others, which is apt doubly to injure the nation making the concessions by unnecessarily parting with what ought to have been retained and by exciting jealousy, illwill, and a disposition to retaliate in the parties from whom equal privileges are withheld...
Page 17 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 132 - The writ of habeas corpus shall in no case extend to a prisoner in jail, unless where he is in custody under or by color of the authority of the United States...
Page 279 - From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.
Page 216 - The records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any state or territory, or of any such country, shall be proved or admitted in any other court within the United States, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice or presiding magistrate, that the said attestation is in due form.
Page 20 - Court: 10. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations: . 11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water: 12.
Page 28 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.