Election Speeches, 1876-18881879 - Election law |
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Page 11
... exist somewhere in the Government ; and that when they referred the exercise of that power to the judgment of the legisla- ture , they had arrived at the ultimate point of precaution , which was reconcilable with the safety of the ...
... exist somewhere in the Government ; and that when they referred the exercise of that power to the judgment of the legisla- ture , they had arrived at the ultimate point of precaution , which was reconcilable with the safety of the ...
Page 12
... exist somewhere . It will , I presume , be as readily conceded that there were only three ways in which this power could have been reasonably modified and disposed ; that it must either have been lodged wholly in the National ...
... exist somewhere . It will , I presume , be as readily conceded that there were only three ways in which this power could have been reasonably modified and disposed ; that it must either have been lodged wholly in the National ...
Page 14
... exist when they are taken away from it . Let me read also from section 1564 of the same commentaries . Hav- ing spoken in the preceding sections of the power to convene Congress on extraordinary occasions , and the power to adjourn ...
... exist when they are taken away from it . Let me read also from section 1564 of the same commentaries . Hav- ing spoken in the preceding sections of the power to convene Congress on extraordinary occasions , and the power to adjourn ...
Page 15
... exist also , superadded and in aid of it or inde- pendent of it if the marshal could not suitably execute his duties , and should always reside in the Chief Magistrate of the Union - not a military tyrant , but a civil officer - the ...
... exist also , superadded and in aid of it or inde- pendent of it if the marshal could not suitably execute his duties , and should always reside in the Chief Magistrate of the Union - not a military tyrant , but a civil officer - the ...
Page 17
... exist before , as confessedly it did exist before , the power to keep the peace at the polls , even the peace of a State under certain possible circumstances . There was at that time no regulation of the power of Congress as to the ...
... exist before , as confessedly it did exist before , the power to keep the peace at the polls , even the peace of a State under certain possible circumstances . There was at that time no regulation of the power of Congress as to the ...
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Popular passages
Page 5 - That all persons born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States...
Page 9 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 17 - State of the equal protection of the laws to which they are entitled under the Constitution of the United States ; and in all such cases, or whenever any such insurrection, violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy, opposes or obstructs the laws of the United States...
Page 2 - That whenever the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion from any foreign nation or Indian tribe, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, to call forth such number of the militia of the state or states most convenient to the place of danger or scene of action, as he may judge necessary to repel such invasion, and to issue his orders for that purpose, to such officer or officers of the militia as he shall think proper...
Page 3 - That whenever the laws of the United States shall be opposed, or the execution thereof obstructed, in any state, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by...
Page 5 - States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, and penalties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 4 - President, or such other person as he shall have empowered for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States or of the militia thereof...
Page 10 - They have submitted the regulation of elections for the federal government, in the first instance, to the local administrations; which, in ordinary cases, and when no improper views prevail, may be both more convenient and more satisfactory ; but they have reserved to the national authority a right to interpose, whenever extraordinary circumstances might render that interposition necessary to its safety.
Page 4 - ... it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, or such other person as he shall have empowered for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States...
Page 6 - State, district, or place, where his duties as an officer are required to be performed, or to injure him in his person or property on account of his lawful discharge of the duties of his office, or while engaged in the lawful discharge thereof, or to injure his property so as to molest, interrupt, hinder, or impede him in the discharge of his official duties; (2) If two or more persons...