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Página 184
... respondents to send him half a dozen invoices of the same goods , graduated all along down to seventy - five per cent . be- low their value ; and on arrival he will use that invoice which shall be ten , twenty , or thirty per cent ...
... respondents to send him half a dozen invoices of the same goods , graduated all along down to seventy - five per cent . be- low their value ; and on arrival he will use that invoice which shall be ten , twenty , or thirty per cent ...
Página 502
... respondent's answer to the articles of impeach- ment , and hearing the evidence in support of and against the same , Messrs . Leland , Shaw , and Dutton argued the case in behalf of the man- agers . Mr. Hoar then opened the argument on ...
... respondent's answer to the articles of impeach- ment , and hearing the evidence in support of and against the same , Messrs . Leland , Shaw , and Dutton argued the case in behalf of the man- agers . Mr. Hoar then opened the argument on ...
Página 503
... respondent has as deep a stake , no doubt , in this trial , as he can well have in any thing which does not affect life . Regard for reputation , love of honorable character , affection for those who must suffer with him , if he suffers ...
... respondent has as deep a stake , no doubt , in this trial , as he can well have in any thing which does not affect life . Regard for reputation , love of honorable character , affection for those who must suffer with him , if he suffers ...
Página 504
... respondent in the office which he fills , or to deprive him of it , may be an object of little in- terest to the public . But on what principles he is to be so preserved or deprived is an inquiry in the highest degree impor tant , and ...
... respondent in the office which he fills , or to deprive him of it , may be an object of little in- terest to the public . But on what principles he is to be so preserved or deprived is an inquiry in the highest degree impor tant , and ...
Página 505
... respondent is impeached for various instances of al- leged misconduct in his office , as Judge of Probate for the County of Middlesex . In order that we may understand the duties which he is charged with violating , it is necessary to ...
... respondent is impeached for various instances of al- leged misconduct in his office , as Judge of Probate for the County of Middlesex . In order that we may understand the duties which he is charged with violating , it is necessary to ...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página vii - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Página 488 - 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. Everything which may pass under the form of an enactment is not therefore to be considered the law of the land.
Página 81 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Página 170 - Si quid novisti rectius istis, Candidas imperti ; si non, his utere mecum.
Página 149 - The parties mutually stipulate that each shall prepare, equip, and maintain in service, on the coast of Africa, a sufficient and adequate squadron, or naval force of vessels, of suitable numbers and descriptions, to carry in all not less than eighty guns, to enforce, separately and respectively, the laws, rights, and obligations of each of the two countries, for the suppression of the slave trade...
Página 341 - Third, new States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provision of the Federal Constitution.
Página 81 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Página 361 - ... without convulsion, may look the next hour to see the heavenly bodies rush from their spheres, and jostle against each other in the realms of space, without causing the wreck of the universe. There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession.
Página 361 - I hear with distress and anguish the word "secession," especially when it falls from the lips of those who are patriotic, and known to the country, and known all over the world, for their political services. Secession! Peaceable secession! Sir, your eyes and mine are never destined to see that miracle. The dismemberment of this vast country without convulsion! The breaking up of the fountains of the great deep without ruffling the surface! Who is so foolish, I beg every body's pardon, as to expect...
Página 419 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.