 | Daniel Webster - 1853
...stand or to fall before the American people, the veto message, he holds the following language: — " Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Mr. President, the general adoption of the sentiments expressed in this sentence would dissolve our... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1854 - 586 pages
...ought to weigh in favor to the act before me. If the opinion of the supreme court covered the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the co-ordinate...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives, of the senate, and of the president, to decide... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1854 - 762 pages
...to weigh in favor of the act before me. '• If the opinion of the Supreme Court covered the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the co-ordinate...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1854 - 784 pages
...ought to weigh in favor of the act before me. u If the opinion of the Supreme Court covered the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the co-ordinate...understands it and not as it is understood by others. It is as mcch the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to deiie... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1854 - 640 pages
...stand or to fall before the American people, the veto message, he holds the following language : — " Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Mr. President, the general adoption of the sentiments expressed in this sentence would dissolve our... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Constitutional history - 1855 - 1032 pages
...court, he contended, ought not to control the coordinate authorities of the government. He said : " The congress, the executive, and the court, must each...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. * * * The opinion of the judges has no more authority over congress than the opinion of congress has... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 736 pages
...Constitution. Here is his triumphant reply : " If the opinion of the Supreme Court covers the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the co-ordinate...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 722 pages
...Constitution. Here is his triumphant reply : " If the opinion of the Supreme Court covers the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the co-ordinate...guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each ]mltlic officer, who lakes an oath to support the Constitution, sioean thai he will support it as he... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe - Fugitive slave law of 1850 - 1856 - 396 pages
...of the United States." He then quotes this language, in which he italicizes the following sentence: "Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." " With these authoritative words of Andrew Jackson," says he, " I dismiss this topic. The early legislation... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe - History - 1856 - 446 pages
...of the United States." He then quotes this language, in which he italicizes the following sentence: "Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." "With these authoritative words of Andrew Jackson," says he, " I dismiss this topic. The early legislation... | |
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If the opinion of the Supreme Court covered the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the co-ordinate authorities of this government. The Congress, the Executive, and the Court, must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the constitution.... 
