 | James Kent - Law - 1832 - 590 pages
...a perilous and difficult, if not an impracticable task ; and the constitution left it to Congress, from time to time, to adopt its own means to effectuate...wisdom, and the public interests, should require. The judicial power of the United States is declared to extend to all cases arising under treaties made... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...might seem salutary, might, in the end, prove the overthrow of the system itself. Hence its powers are expressed in general terms, leaving to the legislature,...wisdom, and the public interests, should require. With these principles in view, principles in respect to which no difference of opinion ought to be... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1844 - 440 pages
...degree of its necessity is a question of legislative discretion. In such cases, the legislature can mould and model the exercise of its powers as its own wisdom and the public interest* shall require. This power to admit new States is not be found in the articles of confederation.... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1851 - 706 pages
...343. b 1 Cranch, 608. c Martin v. Hunter, 1 Wheaton, 304. and the constitution left it to congress from time to time, to adopt its own means to effectuate...exercise of its powers, as its own wisdom and the public interest should require. The judicial power of the United States is declared to extend to all cases... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1855 - 834 pages
...prove the overthrow of the system itself. Hence its powers are expressed in general terms, leaving for the Legislature from time to time, to adopt its own...own wisdom and the public interests should require. Hunter vs. Martin, 1 Wh., 304, 326, 327. Again, in another opinion of the same enlightened triKx-i'arte... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - Law reports, digests, etc - 1855 - 702 pages
...Martin v. Hunter's Lessee. 1 W. from time to 'time, to adopt its own means to effectuate [ * 327 ] legitimate objects, and to mould and model the exercise...own wisdom and the public interests should require. With these principles in view, principles in respect to which no difference of opinion ought to be... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - Constitutional history - 1857 - 774 pages
...legislature, from time to time, to adopt its own means to effectuate legitimate objects, and to mold and model the exercise of its powers as its own wisdom and the public interest should require.* And again, the same eminent man Las said, — To say, that the intention... | |
 | Thomas Read Rootes Cobb - Slavery - 1858 - 612 pages
...present, might seem salutary, might in the end prove the overthrow of the system itself. Hence, its powers are expressed in general terms ; leaving to the legislature...as its own wisdom and the public interests should require."1 § 212. It may be replied, that this is a construction dangerous to the rights and sovereignty... | |
 | Richard Peters - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 836 pages
...the system itself. Hence its powers are exEressed in general terms, leaving the legislature, чип time to time, to adopt its own means to effectuate...own wisdom and the public interests should require. Ibid. 4. The object of the constitution was to establish three great departments of government: the... | |
 | Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Philip Loring Spooner, Abram Daniel Smith, Obadiah Milton Conover, Frederic King Conover, Frederick William Arthur, Frderick C. Seibold - Law reports, digests, etc - 1861 - 604 pages
...general terms, leaving it to Congress from time to time to adopt its own means to carry into effect legitimate objects, and to mould and model the exercise...own wisdom and the public interests should require. They obr In the matter of Booth. served that a distinction seemed to be drawn between the two classes... | |
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Hence its powers are expressed in general terms, leaving to the legislature, from time to time, to adopt its own means to effectuate legitimate objects, and to mould and model the exercise of its powers, as its own wisdom and the public interests should... 
