Arguments and Speeches of William Maxwell Evarts, Volume 1Macmillan, 1919 - Statesmen |
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... question of the day , as that much debated seventh of March speech of his great exemplar in the Senate . In the years that followed , the Castle Garden speech was brought forward against Mr. Evarts as evidence of a leaning in favor of ...
... question of the day , as that much debated seventh of March speech of his great exemplar in the Senate . In the years that followed , the Castle Garden speech was brought forward against Mr. Evarts as evidence of a leaning in favor of ...
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... question brought originally under judicial examination and for practical determination was an interesting and important one , as it respected the liberty of the persons whose fate was to be determined , under our law , by our ...
... question brought originally under judicial examination and for practical determination was an interesting and important one , as it respected the liberty of the persons whose fate was to be determined , under our law , by our ...
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... question , within legal limits is to be disposed of , to meet that question and determine it , as a juridical inquiry ; and when the respon- sibilities of the judge and of the advocate are discharged , if the law drives into slavery ...
... question , within legal limits is to be disposed of , to meet that question and determine it , as a juridical inquiry ; and when the respon- sibilities of the judge and of the advocate are discharged , if the law drives into slavery ...
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... question that grows out of the existence in this country , in slavery , of negroes and their descendants , the present in- quiry attracts great public attention . Beyond the status of domestic slavery , as a local institution ...
... question that grows out of the existence in this country , in slavery , of negroes and their descendants , the present in- quiry attracts great public attention . Beyond the status of domestic slavery , as a local institution ...
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... question now before your honors ; and that question concerns what is of more vital importance to a po- litical community than anything else , its sovereignty . It touches not only this question of sovereignty , vital to the existence of ...
... question now before your honors ; and that question concerns what is of more vital importance to a po- litical community than anything else , its sovereignty . It touches not only this question of sovereignty , vital to the existence of ...
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Page 567 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution,, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 67 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and persuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 596 - First, to use due diligence to prevent the fitting out, arming, or equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to carry on war against a power with which it is at peace ; and also to use like diligence to prevent the departure from its jurisdiction of any vessel intended to cruise or carry on war as above, such vessel having been specially adapted, in whole or in part, within such jurisdiction, to warlike use.
Page 589 - In deciding the matters submitted to the Arbitrators they shall be governed by the following three rules, which are agreed upon by the High Contracting Parties as rules to be taken as applicable to the case...
Page 590 - Her Majesty's Government, in order to evince its desire of strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries and of making satisfactory provision for the future, agrees that, in deciding the questions between the two countries arising out of those claims, the Arbitrators should assume that Her Majesty's Government had undertaken to act upon the principles set forth in these rules.
Page 153 - America, to forget all past misunderstandings and differences that have unhappily interrupted the good correspondence and friendship which they mutually wish to restore, and to establish such a beneficial and satisfactory intercourse between the two countries, upon the ground of reciprocal advantages and mutual convenience, as may promote and secure to both perpetual peace and harmony...
Page 275 - That whenever the laws of the United States shall be opposed, or the execution thereof obstructed, in any State, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals...
Page 445 - The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore, be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capacities, but to have only such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve.
Page 503 - Provided, That the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, and of the Interior, the Postmaster-General, and the AttorneyGeneral, shall hold their offices respectively for and during the term of the President by whom they may have been appointed and for one month thereafter, subject to removal by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 297 - Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent all the shares in any of the said associations, held by any person or body corporate, from being included in the valuation of the personal property of such person or corporation in the assessment of taxes imposed by or under State authority at the place where such bank is located, and not elsewhere...