Webster and His Master-pieces, Том 2Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854 Vol. 1 comprises a biography of Daniel Webster; v. 2 consists of speeches and writings by Webster. |
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... legislative power , and which the constitution of New Hampshire expresses with great fullness and accuracy . It is not too much to assert that the legislature of New Hampshire would not have been competent to pass the acts in question ...
... legislative power , and which the constitution of New Hampshire expresses with great fullness and accuracy . It is not too much to assert that the legislature of New Hampshire would not have been competent to pass the acts in question ...
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... legislative power . To justify the taking away of vested rights there must be a for- feiture , to adjudge upon and declare which is the proper prov- ince of the judiciary . Attainder and confiscation are acts of sovereign power , not ...
... legislative power . To justify the taking away of vested rights there must be a for- feiture , to adjudge upon and declare which is the proper prov- ince of the judiciary . Attainder and confiscation are acts of sovereign power , not ...
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... 240 - Lord Kenyon . Idem , 1661 , and King v . Pasmore , ubi supra . Ellis v . Marshall , 2 Mass . Rep . 277 ; 1 Kyd on Corporations , 65-6 . as included in its ordinary legislative powers ; nor by DARTMOUTH COLLEGE VS. WOODWARD . 19.
... 240 - Lord Kenyon . Idem , 1661 , and King v . Pasmore , ubi supra . Ellis v . Marshall , 2 Mass . Rep . 277 ; 1 Kyd on Corporations , 65-6 . as included in its ordinary legislative powers ; nor by DARTMOUTH COLLEGE VS. WOODWARD . 19.
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... legislative power and protecting the rights and prop- erty of the citizens . One prohibition is " that no person shall be deprived of his property , immunities , or privileges , put out of the protection of the law , or deprived of his ...
... legislative power and protecting the rights and prop- erty of the citizens . One prohibition is " that no person shall be deprived of his property , immunities , or privileges , put out of the protection of the law , or deprived of his ...
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... legislative grant or confirmation of lands , for the purposes of moral and religious instruction , could no more be rescinded than other grants . The nature of the use was not holden to make any difference . A grant to a parish or ...
... legislative grant or confirmation of lands , for the purposes of moral and religious instruction , could no more be rescinded than other grants . The nature of the use was not holden to make any difference . A grant to a parish or ...
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Страница 383 - ... limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact ; and that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits, the authorities, rights,...
Страница 40 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law ; a law which hears before it condemns ; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial. The meaning is, that every citizen shall hold his life, liberty, property, and immunities under the protection of the general rules which govern society.
Страница 209 - I know there is not a man here, who would not rather see a general conflagration sweep over the land, or an earthquake sink it, than one jot or tittle of that plighted faith fall to the ground. For myself, having, twelve months ago, in this...
Страница 199 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Страница 426 - Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Страница 481 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
Страница 178 - The last hopes of mankind, therefore, rest with us; and if it should be proclaimed, that our example had become an argument against the experiment, the knell of popular liberty would be sounded throughout the earth.
Страница 206 - True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshaled in every way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion.
Страница 401 - This, sir, was the first great step. By this the supremacy of the constitution and laws of the United States is declared. The people so...
Страница 36 - Upon principle, every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability, in respect to transactions or considerations already past, must be deemed retrospective.