...union, have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the trade, and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the states;...within its own limits, be not infringed or violated: Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, That from and after the passing of this...

...shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the trade and managing all affairs of the Indians, not members of any of the states; provided...within its own limits be not infringed or violated." Upon this proviso, the pretensions of the states were founded. Whatever may have been the merits of...

...bled, have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the trade, and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the States, provided that the legislative right of every State, within its own limits, be not infringed or violated,' prohibiting settlements on lands...

...congress " to regulate the trade and manage all affairs with the Indians." The confederation provides " that the legislative right of any state within its own limits be not infringed or violated." union was formed, it is far from being improbable that the different parts might have fallen asunder,...

...of weights and measures throughout the United Stales—regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the states,...any state within its own limits be not infringed or violated—establishing and regulating post-offices from one state to another, throughout all the United...

...weights and measures throughout the United States ; of regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the states,...legislative right of any state within its own limits should be not infringed or violated ; of establishing and regulating post-offices from one state to...

...Congress assembled the sole and exclusive right of ' regulating the trade and managing all the affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the States : Provided, That the legislative power of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated.' The ambiguous phrases which...

...Congress assembled the sole and exclusive right of " regulating the trade and managing all the affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the States : Provided, That the legislative power of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated." The ambiguous phrases which...

...of weights and measures throughout tho United States; regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the States;...infringed or violated; establishing and regulating post offices from one State to another, throughout all the United States, and exacting such postage...

...articles of confederation gave to Congress the right of " regulating the trade, and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the States...within its own limits, be not infringed or violated." The present Constitution has omitted the restrictive proviso, and given to Congress the exclusive regulation...