 | Lucien Bonaparte Chase - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 574 pages
...making treaties in the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate ; the principle on whioh that body was formed, confining it to a small number...power, would be to establish a dangerous precedent." " Having been a member of the General Convention, and knowing the principles on which the Constitution... | |
 | Lucien Bonaparte Chase - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 576 pages
...for vesting the power of making treaties in the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate; the principle on which that body was formed, confining it to a small number of members." Washington's message forcibly illustrates his opinions. " The nature of foreign negotiations requires... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1852 - 694 pages
...vesting the power of making treaties in the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate — the principle on which that body was formed confining it to a small number of membere. To admit, then, a right in the House of Representatives to demand, and to have as a matter... | |
 | History, Modern - 1848 - 622 pages
...for vesting the power of making treaties in the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the principle on which that body was formed confining...power, would be to establish a dangerous precedent." In that case, the instructions and documents called for related to a treaty which had been concluded... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1853 - 536 pages
...vesting the power of making treaties in the president, with the advice and consent of the senate ; the principle on which that body was formed confining...in the house of representatives to demand, and to Lave, as a matter of course, all the papers respecting a negotiation with a foreign power, would be... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1853 - 466 pages
...for vesting the power of making treaties in the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the principle on which that body was formed, confining...number of members. " To admit then a right in the Hcnge of Representatives to demand and to have as a matter of course, all the papers respecting a negotiation... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Constitutional history - 1855 - 1032 pages
...for vesting the power of making treaties in the president, with the advice and consent of the senate, the principle on which that body was formed confining...power, would be to establish a dangerous precedent. * * * " Having been a member of the general convention, aud knowing the principles on which the constitution... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1857 - 648 pages
...vesting the power of making treaties in the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate — the principle on which that body was formed confining...number of members. To admit, then, a right in the Ilouse of Representatives to demand, and to have, as a matter of course, all the papers respecting... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1857 - 472 pages
...vesting the power of making treaties in the President, with the advic* and consent of the Senate, Ihe principle on which that body was formed, confining...number of members. " To admit then a right in the Hnse of Representatives to demand and to have as a matter nf course, all the papers respecting a negotiation... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1858 - 468 pages
...that body was formed, confining it to a small number of members. " To admit then a right in the Ho'ise of Representatives to demand and to have as a matter...occur that the inspection of the papers asked for, can bo relative to any purpose under the cognizance of the House of Re-presentatives, except that of an... | |
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... pernicious influence on future negotiations, or produce immediate inconveniences, perhaps danger and mischief, in relation to other powers. The necessity of such caution and secrecy was one cogent reason for vesting the power of making treaties in... 
