...of peace — appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of congress shall be appointed a judge of any of the said courts. The united...

...set up courts for "the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas," and to establish "courts for receiving and determining, finally, appeals in all cases of captures," but with the limitation that no member of Congress could sit as a judge.2 The articles stipulated neither...

...set up courts for "the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas," and to establish "courts for receiving and determining, finally, appeals in all cases of captures," but with the limitation that no member of Congress could sit as a judge.2 The articles stipulated neither...

...consistent with, and was founded on, its political relations with the states. These courts did exercise appellate jurisdiction over those cases decided in...captures." This power was uniformly construed to authorize these courts to receive appeals from the sentences of state courts, and to affirm or reverse them....

...consistent with, and was founded on, its political relations with the states. These courts did exercise appellate jurisdiction over those cases decided in...captures." This power was uniformly construed to authorize these courts to receive appeals from the sentences of state courts, and to affirm or reverse them....

...piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and establishing Piqua Bank r. Knoup, Treasurer. courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures." The judicial power here given over piracies and felonies upon the high seas, is " sole and exclusive."...

...jurisdiction; but this being decided against him, by the words of that instrument, by which is granted to congress the power of "establishing courts for...and determining, finally, appeals in all cases of capture;" he next attempts a distinction, and allows the power of appealing from the decisions of the...

...peace22 — appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of congress shall be appointed a judge of any of the said courts. The united...

...of peace—appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of congress shall be appointed a judge of any of the said courts. The united...

...added comments on the merits of the question as well. The Articles of Confederation expressly gave Congress the power of "establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures."135 Because Congress was not empowered to establish trial courts for capture cases, it was...