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... constitution . Others in my judgment are attributable to a misconstruction of some of its provisions . Of the former is the ineligibility of the same individual to a second term of the presidency . The sagacious mind of Mr. Jefferson ...
... constitution . Others in my judgment are attributable to a misconstruction of some of its provisions . Of the former is the ineligibility of the same individual to a second term of the presidency . The sagacious mind of Mr. Jefferson ...
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... Constitution to the executive of the United States , solely as a conservative power to be used only- Ist . To protect the Constitution from violation . 2d . The people from the effects of hasty legislation , where their will has been ...
... Constitution to the executive of the United States , solely as a conservative power to be used only- Ist . To protect the Constitution from violation . 2d . The people from the effects of hasty legislation , where their will has been ...
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... Constitution and laws . I was not , as you know , a supporter of Mr. Lincoln for the presidency , neither do I approve of all the acts of his administration . But it seems to me that this is not the proper time to arraign the ...
... Constitution and laws . I was not , as you know , a supporter of Mr. Lincoln for the presidency , neither do I approve of all the acts of his administration . But it seems to me that this is not the proper time to arraign the ...
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... constitution and laws was asserted and restored . And now they are assailed , under the shield of that constitution and those laws , in a court whose con- tinued existence is due to them and their associates in arms , and that too by ...
... constitution and laws was asserted and restored . And now they are assailed , under the shield of that constitution and those laws , in a court whose con- tinued existence is due to them and their associates in arms , and that too by ...
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... Constitution guarantees to life , person and property . It is indeed a grand birth- right that our fathers have given us ; but , gentlemen , it was a legacy handed down to the loyal and the law - abid- ing . The law covers with its ...
... Constitution guarantees to life , person and property . It is indeed a grand birth- right that our fathers have given us ; but , gentlemen , it was a legacy handed down to the loyal and the law - abid- ing . The law covers with its ...
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Page 243 - That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign power over the territories of the United States for their government, and that in the exercise of this power it is both the right and the duty of Congress to prohibit in the territories those twin relics of barbarism, polygamy, and slavery.
Page 240 - Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to, the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory...
Page 244 - That to the union of the States this nation owes its unprecedented increase in population, its surprising development of material resources, its rapid augmentation of wealth, its happiness; at home, and its honor abroad; and we hold in abhorrence all schemes for disunion, come from whatever source they may...
Page 434 - His person, you know, was fine, his stature exactly what one would wish, his deportment easy, erect and noble ; the best horseman of his age, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback.
Page 242 - ... it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.
Page 329 - Our Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently to be regarded in the courts of justice, as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision.
Page 329 - But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract, when either of the parties engages to perform a particular act, the treaty addresses itself to the political, not the judicial department; and the legislature must execute the contract before it can become a rule for the
Page 242 - That the normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom ; that as our Republican fathers, when they had abolished Slavery in all our national territory, ordained that " no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...
Page 434 - It will be the duty of the Historian and the Sage in all ages to let no occasion pass of commemorating this illustrious man ; and until time shall be no more will a test of the progress which our race has made in wisdom and in virtue be derived from the veneration paid to the immortal name of WASHINGTON ! APPENDIX.
Page 329 - A treaty is in its nature a contract between two nations, not a legislative act. It does not generally effect, of itself, the object to be accomplished, especially so far as its operation is infraterritorial; but is carried into execution by the sovereign power of the respective parties to the instrument.