...Monroe, as chairman of a committee of Congress, in 1785 submitted a report declaring that : The United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and...except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article, * * * and of regulating the trade of the States, as well •with foreign nations as with each other....

...seen by referring to the "Articles of Confederation." These Articles gave to Congress the power of "entering into treaties and alliances, provided that...of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative authority of the respective states shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners...

...and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of -the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled....in the cases mentioned in the sixth article — of sendingand receiving ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty...

...and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled....and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article—of sending and receiving ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances, provided that...

...and levied by> the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several Statesf within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress-^ assembled....sole and exclusive right and power of determining on Pjeace_and.war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article — of sending and receiving ambassadors...

...and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled....mentioned in the sixth article— of sending and receiving ambassadorsentering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made...

...Article IX of the articles provided that the United States, in Congress assembled, should have "the sole and exclusive right and power of determining...ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances," with the qualification that no such treaty should restrain the legislative power of the respective...

...Article IX of the articles provided that the United States, in Congress assembled, should have "the sole and exclusive right and power of determining...in the sixth article — of sending and receiving amhassadors — entering into treaties and alliances," with the qualification that no such treaty should...

...Article IX of the Articles provided that the United States, in Congress assembled, should have "the sole and exclusive right and power of determining...ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances," with the qualification that no such treaty should restrain the legislative power of the respective...

...States, in Congress assembled, should have "the sole and exclusive right and power of determining nn peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the...ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances." with the 'lualification that no such treaty should restrain the legislative power of the respective...