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... Congress assembled , appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the rectitude of our intentions , do , in the name and by the authority of the good People of these Colonies , solemnly publish and declare that these United Colo ...
... Congress assembled , appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the rectitude of our intentions , do , in the name and by the authority of the good People of these Colonies , solemnly publish and declare that these United Colo ...
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... Congress , or , as it was then called , by the National Legislature . Various other plans were proposed , but only to be summarily rejected in favor of that which the convention had apparently irrevocably decided upon . There were ...
... Congress , or , as it was then called , by the National Legislature . Various other plans were proposed , but only to be summarily rejected in favor of that which the convention had apparently irrevocably decided upon . There were ...
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... Congress , which came so near adop- tion , must , I think , appear to us as something absolutely startling ; and we may well be sur- prised that it was ever favorably considered by the convention . In the scheme of our national ...
... Congress , which came so near adop- tion , must , I think , appear to us as something absolutely startling ; and we may well be sur- prised that it was ever favorably considered by the convention . In the scheme of our national ...
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... Congress may enact laws ; but they are inert and vain without executive impulse . The Federal courts adjudicate upon the rights of the citizen when their aid is invoked . But under the constitutional mandate that the Presi- dent " shall ...
... Congress may enact laws ; but they are inert and vain without executive impulse . The Federal courts adjudicate upon the rights of the citizen when their aid is invoked . But under the constitutional mandate that the Presi- dent " shall ...
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... Congress the presi- dential election , was utterly inconsistent with the opinion of those most prominent in the con- vention , as well as of all thoughtful and patri- otic Americans who watched for a happy result from its deliberations ...
... Congress the presi- dential election , was utterly inconsistent with the opinion of those most prominent in the con- vention , as well as of all thoughtful and patri- otic Americans who watched for a happy result from its deliberations ...
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Seite 272 - When such report is made and accepted, it will, in my opinion, be the duty of the United States to resist by every means in its power, as a willful aggression upon its rights and interests, the appropriation by Great Britain of any lands or the exercise of governmental jurisdiction over any territory which after investigation we have determined of right belongs to Venezuela.
Seite 105 - Whenever, by reason of unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages of persons, or rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States, it shall become impracticable, in the judgment of the President, to enforce by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings the laws of the United States...
Seite 130 - ... the established policy of the United States to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio, or such ratio as may be provided by law.
Seite 271 - Assuming, however, that the attitude of Venezuela will remain unchanged, the dispute has reached such a stage as to make it now incumbent upon the United States to take measures to determine with sufficient certainty for its justification what is the true divisional line between the Republic of Venezuela and British Guiana. The inquiry to that end should of course be conducted carefully and judicially, and due weight should be given to all available evidence, records, and facts in support of the...
Seite 7 - I have scarcely ventured as yet to form my own opinion either of the manner in which it ought to be constituted, or of the authorities with which it ought to be clothed.
Seite 115 - We are here confronted with a decision whose basic premise is that these prisoners are entitled, as a constitutional right, to sue in some court of the United States for a writ of habeas corpus. To support that assumption we must hold that a prisoner of our military authorities is constitutionally entitled to the writ, even though he (a) is an enemy alien...
Seite 128 - Treasury notes shall be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract...
Seite 22 - I unaware of the value of such a contribution to the fund of materials for the history of a Constitution on which would be staked the happiness of a people great even in its infancy, and possibly the cause of liberty throughout the world.
Seite 94 - President to call forth the militia of any or all the States and to employ such parts of the land and naval forces of the United States as he may deem necessary to enforce the faithful execution of the laws of the United States or to suppress such rebellion in whatever State or Territory thereof the laws of the United States may be forcibly opposed or the execution thereof forcibly obstructed.
Seite 261 - They call for a definite decision upon the point whether Great Britain will consent or will decline to submit the Venezuelan boundary question in its entirety to impartial arbitration.