Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Oct. 17, 1803-April 25, 1808D. Appleton, 1857 - Law |
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... means that it shall then be before the whole House . After some desultory observations , in which one member observed that he thought it disor- derly , the question on Mr. BUTLER'S amendment was put - ayes 16 , nays 15 . A committee was ...
... means that it shall then be before the whole House . After some desultory observations , in which one member observed that he thought it disor- derly , the question on Mr. BUTLER'S amendment was put - ayes 16 , nays 15 . A committee was ...
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... means warrant , I must be allowed the liberty of correcting him . When I said that there existed an essential ... mean to insinuate that this dis- agreement extended so far as an opposition to the French taking possession . It was a ...
... means warrant , I must be allowed the liberty of correcting him . When I said that there existed an essential ... mean to insinuate that this dis- agreement extended so far as an opposition to the French taking possession . It was a ...
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... means of acquiring territory exist . By depriv ing every State of the means of exercising the right of acquiring territory , the constitution has deprived each separate State of the right itself . Neither the means nor the right of ...
... means of acquiring territory exist . By depriv ing every State of the means of exercising the right of acquiring territory , the constitution has deprived each separate State of the right itself . Neither the means nor the right of ...
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... mean time ; " incorporating the United States may acquire territory . Ter- this stipulation , and the stipulation for citizen- ritory , so acquired , becomes from the acquisi- ship , with the construction which accuses the tion itself a ...
... mean time ; " incorporating the United States may acquire territory . Ter- this stipulation , and the stipulation for citizen- ritory , so acquired , becomes from the acquisi- ship , with the construction which accuses the tion itself a ...
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... means which centuries may suggest to vicious men for its substantial destruction , it is not hard to imagine that it also may become a monument of the inefficacy of unalterable forms of political law to correct avarice and ambition in ...
... means which centuries may suggest to vicious men for its substantial destruction , it is not hard to imagine that it also may become a monument of the inefficacy of unalterable forms of political law to correct avarice and ambition in ...
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Page 166 - Nor was it uninteresting to the world, that an experiment should be fairly and fully made, whether freedom of discussion, unaided by power, is not sufficient for the propagation and protection of truth— whether a government, conducting itself in the true spirit of its constitution, with zeal and purity, and doing no act which it would be unwilling the whole world should witness, can be written down by falsehood and defamation.
Page 65 - ... incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Page 20 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Page 53 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States...
Page 23 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring) : That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States...
Page 13 - The Inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States ; and in the meantime they shall be maintained!
Page 425 - In every country it always is and must be the interest of the great body of the people to buy whatever they want of those who sell it cheapest. The proposition is so very manifest that it seems ridiculous to take any pains to prove it...
Page 33 - t; I have use for it. Go, leave me. — (Exit Emilia). I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin, And let him find it. Trifles, light as air, Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of Holy Writ.
Page 182 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page 377 - The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year 1808, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.