The Works of Daniel Webster ...: Speeches in Congress, and legal arguments and speeches to the juryC.C. Little and J. Brown, 1851 |
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... further Consideration of the Subject . THE SUB - TREASURY 244 Remarks made in the Senate of the United States , on the 1st of August , 1846 , on the Third Reading of the Bill " to provide for the Better Organi- zation of the Treasury ...
... further Consideration of the Subject . THE SUB - TREASURY 244 Remarks made in the Senate of the United States , on the 1st of August , 1846 , on the Third Reading of the Bill " to provide for the Better Organi- zation of the Treasury ...
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... further Remarks on the same Subject , made on the 6th of February .. 313 THE CONSTITUtion and the UNION 324 A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States , on the 7th of March , 1850 . TRIBUTE TO MR . CALHOUN 368 Remarks made in ...
... further Remarks on the same Subject , made on the 6th of February .. 313 THE CONSTITUtion and the UNION 324 A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States , on the 7th of March , 1850 . TRIBUTE TO MR . CALHOUN 368 Remarks made in ...
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... shall in- clude persons not traders , and which shall include voluntary cases only . And I think , further , that the amendment proposed by the honorable member from New Jersey is , in 8 A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY .
... shall in- clude persons not traders , and which shall include voluntary cases only . And I think , further , that the amendment proposed by the honorable member from New Jersey is , in 8 A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY .
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... further . If it were , the whole history of the Constitution would show the object of the provision . Bankrupt laws were supposed to be closely connected with commercial regulations . They were con- sidered to be laws nearly affecting ...
... further . If it were , the whole history of the Constitution would show the object of the provision . Bankrupt laws were supposed to be closely connected with commercial regulations . They were con- sidered to be laws nearly affecting ...
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... further . In the view I take of it at present , it appears to me utterly re- pugnant to the plain requirements of the Constitution , and des- titute , not only of all argument for its support , but of all apolo- gy also . I see nothing ...
... further . In the view I take of it at present , it appears to me utterly re- pugnant to the plain requirements of the Constitution , and des- titute , not only of all argument for its support , but of all apolo- gy also . I see nothing ...
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Seite 488 - 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. The meaning is, that every citizen shall hold his life, liberty, property, and immunities under the protection of the general rules which govern society. Everything which may pass under the form of an enactment is not therefore to be considered the law of the land.
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 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.
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 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 361 - ... without convulsion, may look the next ' hour to see the heavenly bodies rush from their spheres, and jostle against each other in the realms of space, without causing the wreck of the universe. There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession.
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 362 - Union which is every day felt among us with so much joy and gratitude. What is to become of the army ? What is to become of the navy? What is to become of the public lands? How is each of the thirty States to defend itself?
Seite 419 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.