Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States, Before the Adoption of the Constitution, Band 1Hilliard, Gray,, 1833 - 736 Seiten |
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... and severe logic , and prompt to dissipate the illusions of ingenious doubt , and subtle argument , and im- passioned eloquence . They remind us of some mighty river of our own country , which , gathering in its course.
... and severe logic , and prompt to dissipate the illusions of ingenious doubt , and subtle argument , and im- passioned eloquence . They remind us of some mighty river of our own country , which , gathering in its course.
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... doubt , that the Indian tribes , in- habiting this continent at the time of its discovery , main- tained a claim to the exclusive possession and occu- pancy of the territory within their respective limits , as sovereigns and absolute ...
... doubt , that the Indian tribes , in- habiting this continent at the time of its discovery , main- tained a claim to the exclusive possession and occu- pancy of the territory within their respective limits , as sovereigns and absolute ...
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... doubt of its own infallibility in doctrine and worship , and was eager to obtain proselytes , and denounce the errors of its opponents . If it had stopped here , we might have forgot- ten , in admiration of the sincere zeal for ...
... doubt of its own infallibility in doctrine and worship , and was eager to obtain proselytes , and denounce the errors of its opponents . If it had stopped here , we might have forgot- ten , in admiration of the sincere zeal for ...
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... doubt upon general principles . But it is manifestly erroneous , so far as it is applied to the colonies and plantations composing our Union . In the charters , under which all these colonies were set- tled , with a single exception ...
... doubt upon general principles . But it is manifestly erroneous , so far as it is applied to the colonies and plantations composing our Union . In the charters , under which all these colonies were set- tled , with a single exception ...
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... doubt for the exercise of the wisdom of states- men , or the ingenuity of speculatists . Nothing is indeed more difficult to foresee , than the practical operation of given powers , unless it be the practical operation of restrictions ...
... doubt for the exercise of the wisdom of states- men , or the ingenuity of speculatists . Nothing is indeed more difficult to foresee , than the practical operation of given powers , unless it be the practical operation of restrictions ...
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Seite xxxv - ... 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.
Seite 360 - Commerce, undoubtedly, is traffic, but it is something more, — it is intercourse. It describes the commercial intercourse between nations and parts of nations in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse.
Seite xxv - 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.
Seite 473 - States declares that congress shall have power to dispose of, and make all needful rules and regulations respecting, the territory and other property belonging to the United States.
Seite xxviii - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Seite 696 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence...
Seite xxxv - 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.
Seite xxx - The congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United States. 5. No person, except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this constitution, shall be eligible to the office of president : neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within...
Seite 600 - Next to permanency in office, nothing can contribute more to the independence of the judges than a fixed provision for their support.
Seite xxiv - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the congress may at any time, by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.