The Works of Daniel Webster ...: Speeches in Congress, and legal arguments and speeches to the juryC.C. Little and J. Brown, 1851 |
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... important question , as a green spot in the midst of the fiery deserts of party strife , on which all may meet harmoniously and amicably , and hold common counsel for the common good . The power of Congress over the subject of ...
... important question , as a green spot in the midst of the fiery deserts of party strife , on which all may meet harmoniously and amicably , and hold common counsel for the common good . The power of Congress over the subject of ...
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... important changes , have taken place since . The system is now greatly simplified and improved , and it is also made much more extensive as to those whom it embraces . It is hardly too much to say , that it is pre- posterous to contend ...
... important changes , have taken place since . The system is now greatly simplified and improved , and it is also made much more extensive as to those whom it embraces . It is hardly too much to say , that it is pre- posterous to contend ...
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... important inquiry . The Con- stitution requires us to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcy , if we establish any . What is this uniformity , or in what is it to consist ? The honorable gentleman says that the meaning is ...
... important inquiry . The Con- stitution requires us to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcy , if we establish any . What is this uniformity , or in what is it to consist ? The honorable gentleman says that the meaning is ...
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... importance . But how is it here ? We do not propose uniformity ; we do not require that one rule may extend over all . Far otherwise ; for we propose to authorize difference , according to the discretion and circum- stances of the State ...
... importance . But how is it here ? We do not propose uniformity ; we do not require that one rule may extend over all . Far otherwise ; for we propose to authorize difference , according to the discretion and circum- stances of the State ...
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... important part of the case , another question arises upon the proposed amendment . Shall the bankruptcy act , in its application to individuals , be voluntary only , or both voluntary and compulsory ? It is well known that I prefer that ...
... important part of the case , another question arises upon the proposed amendment . Shall the bankruptcy act , in its application to individuals , be voluntary only , or both voluntary and compulsory ? It is well known that I prefer that ...
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Página 487 - 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.
Página 484 - 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.
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 vii - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Página 121 - was a public act of persons in her Majesty's service, obeying the order of their superior authorities.
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 419 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Página 361 - ... to see them quit their places and fly off 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 thjng as a peaceable secession.
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 493 - A contract is a compact between two or more parties, and is either executory or executed. An executory contract is one in which a party binds himself to do, or not to do, a particular thing ; such was the law under which the conveyance was made by the governor.