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... suppose the existence of a previous law . Whenever a man's means are insufficient to meet his engagements and pay his debts , the fact of bankruptcy has taken place ; a case of bankruptcy has arisen , whether there be a law providing ...
... suppose the existence of a previous law . Whenever a man's means are insufficient to meet his engagements and pay his debts , the fact of bankruptcy has taken place ; a case of bankruptcy has arisen , whether there be a law providing ...
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... Suppose a farmer or mechanic to fail ; can he take an oath that he has been engaged in trade ? If the objection to bring in others than traders is well founded in the Constitution , surely mere form cannot remove it . Words cannot alter ...
... Suppose a farmer or mechanic to fail ; can he take an oath that he has been engaged in trade ? If the objection to bring in others than traders is well founded in the Constitution , surely mere form cannot remove it . Words cannot alter ...
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... Suppose , Sir , a cotton - planter , by inevitable misfortune , by fire or flood , or by mortal epidemics among his hands , is ruined in his affairs . Suppose he desires to make a surrender of his property , and be discharged from his ...
... Suppose , Sir , a cotton - planter , by inevitable misfortune , by fire or flood , or by mortal epidemics among his hands , is ruined in his affairs . Suppose he desires to make a surrender of his property , and be discharged from his ...
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... Suppose the bill should be made uniform , then , and include all banks ; have we the power , and is it expedient , to pass it in that shape ? On the motion for a committee , made some time ago by the member from Pennsylvania , to which ...
... Suppose the bill should be made uniform , then , and include all banks ; have we the power , and is it expedient , to pass it in that shape ? On the motion for a committee , made some time ago by the member from Pennsylvania , to which ...
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... suppose that he had any more , or had acted dishonestly in any way . He offered to give up all for a dis- charge ; but while most of his creditors were willing to discharge him on such a surrender , some were not . A year afterwards he ...
... suppose that he had any more , or had acted dishonestly in any way . He offered to give up all for a dis- charge ; but while most of his creditors were willing to discharge him on such a surrender , some were not . A year afterwards he ...
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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.