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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... is no reason to sup- pose that it was intended to tie up the hands of Congress to the establishment of that particular bankrupt system which ex- isted in England in 1789 , and to deny to A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY .
... is no reason to sup- pose that it was intended to tie up the hands of Congress to the establishment of that particular bankrupt system which ex- isted in England in 1789 , and to deny to A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY .
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... hands , is ruined in his affairs . Suppose he desires to make a surrender of his property , and be discharged from his debts . He will be told , You cannot have the benefit of the law as a cotton - planter ; it is made only for traders ...
... hands , is ruined in his affairs . Suppose he desires to make a surrender of his property , and be discharged from his debts . He will be told , You cannot have the benefit of the law as a cotton - planter ; it is made only for traders ...
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... hands of the federal courts , their paper entirely disgraced , and an immediate collection of all their debts attempted to be enforced ? What would become of some of the States who own the banks , and of others who derive revenues from ...
... hands of the federal courts , their paper entirely disgraced , and an immediate collection of all their debts attempted to be enforced ? What would become of some of the States who own the banks , and of others who derive revenues from ...
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... hands . It is true that it has been decided , that , in regard to contracts entered into after the passage of any State bankrupt law , between the citizens of the State having such law , and sued in the State courts , a State discharge ...
... hands . It is true that it has been decided , that , in regard to contracts entered into after the passage of any State bankrupt law , between the citizens of the State having such law , and sued in the State courts , a State discharge ...
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... hands , to be exercised by us , or to be for ever useless and lifeless . Under these circumstances , does not every man's heart tell him that he has a duty to discharge ? If the final vote shall be given this day , and if that vote ...
... hands , to be exercised by us , or to be for ever useless and lifeless . Under these circumstances , does not every man's heart tell him that he has a duty to discharge ? If the final vote shall be given this day , and if that vote ...
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488 페이지 - 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.
81 페이지 - 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...
493 페이지 - 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.
341 페이지 - 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.
81 페이지 - 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...
361 페이지 - ... 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.
vii 페이지 - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
121 페이지 - was a public act of persons in her Majesty's service, obeying the order of their superior authorities.
362 페이지 - Union which is every day felt among us with so much joy and gratitude. What is to become of the army ? What is to become of the navy? What is to become of the public lands? How is each of the thirty States to defend itself?
419 페이지 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.