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... treaty , does not , by force of the Consti- tution , become entitled to self - government , * nor does the conquest of public enemies within the domain of the United States confer upon them the right of self - govern- ment ; for none ...
... treaty , does not , by force of the Consti- tution , become entitled to self - government , * nor does the conquest of public enemies within the domain of the United States confer upon them the right of self - govern- ment ; for none ...
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... treaties , constitu- tion , or statutes of the invading country , then military governments established under it must be conducted in accordance with the laws of war , as modified by such legislative , constitutional , or treaty ...
... treaties , constitu- tion , or statutes of the invading country , then military governments established under it must be conducted in accordance with the laws of war , as modified by such legislative , constitutional , or treaty ...
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... treaties only by con- currence of the Senate ; and most of the appointments to high offices must , to be valid , be made with its advice and consent . The President cannot declare war ; MILITARY GOVERNMENT . 61 Limits of power- 2828 ...
... treaties only by con- currence of the Senate ; and most of the appointments to high offices must , to be valid , be made with its advice and consent . The President cannot declare war ; MILITARY GOVERNMENT . 61 Limits of power- 2828 ...
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... treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo , on the 20th of May , 1848 , they became a part of the United States , as ceded conquered territory . The civil governments established in each during the war , and existing at the date of the treaty of ...
... treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo , on the 20th of May , 1848 , they became a part of the United States , as ceded conquered territory . The civil governments established in each during the war , and existing at the date of the treaty of ...
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William Whiting. operation after that treaty had been ratified . Califor- nia , with the assent and coöperation of the existing gov- ernment , formed a constitution which was ratified by its inhabitants , and a State government was put ...
William Whiting. operation after that treaty had been ratified . Califor- nia , with the assent and coöperation of the existing gov- ernment , formed a constitution which was ratified by its inhabitants , and a State government was put ...
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Act of Congress administer allegiance Appendix appointed arms army and navy Article articles of war authority belligerent rights California captured ceded Circuit Court citizens civil courts collector commander Commander-in-Chief conqueror conquest Constitution courts martial crimes decisions declared Department districts duties Dynes enemy's country enforced engaged ernment established Executive exercise government of California governor habeas corpus hostile inhabitants institutions insurrection insurrectionary Judge judicial courts judicial power jury law of nations laws of Congress laws of war legislative Leitensdorfer liable martial law ment Mexico mili military commission military courts military government military law military power military tribunals municipal necessary offence officers original jurisdiction peace persons political possession power conferred President proceedings proclamation provisional government public enemies punishment question rebellion recognized rules and regulations sanctioned Secretary secure sentence sovereignty statutes subjugated Supreme Court Tamaulipas Tampico tary territory thereof tion treaty Union United Vallandigham's Wheaton writ of certiorari
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Page 19 - The United States shall guaranty to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Page 87 - ... law, would be violated, that sense of justice and of right which is acknowledged and felt by the whole civilized world would be outraged, if private property should be generally confiscated, and private rights annulled. The people change their allegiance, their relation to their ancient sovereign is dissolved, but their relations to each other, and their rights of property, remain undisturbed.
Page 50 - States, then in such case it may and shall be lawful for the President, by proclamation, to declare that tJie inhabitants of such State, or any section or part thereof where such insurrection exists, are in a state of insurrection against the United States ; and thereupon all commercial intercourse by and between the same and the citizens thereof, and the citizens of the rest of the United States, shall cease and be unlawful so long as such condition of hostility shall continue...
Page 44 - And can there be any doubt, that when the executive branch of the government, which is charged with our foreign relations, shall in its correspondence with a foreign nation assume a fact in regard to the sovereignty of any island or country, it is conclusive on the judicial department?
Page 47 - Florida (except the inhabitants of that part of the State of Virginia lying west of the Alleghany Mountains and of such other parts of that State and the other States hereinbefore named as...
Page 31 - ... a supplemental code is absolutely needed. 7. That unwritten code is Martial Law, as an addition to the written military code, prescribed by Congress in the Rules and Articles of War, and which unwritten code all armies, in hostile countries, are forced to adopt, not only for their own safety, but...
Page 50 - An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions, and to repeal the act now in force for that purpose...
Page 40 - These provisions show that congress has 'the power to provide for the trial and punishment of military and naval offenses in the manner then and now practiced by civilized nations; and that the power to do so is given without any connection between it and the 3d article of the constitution defining the judicial power of the United States; indeed, that the two powers are entirely independent of each other.