...of foreign coin." And further, in the same article, it is ordained that " No state shall coin money, emit bills of " credit, or make any thing but gold and silver " coin a tender in payment of debts." These provisions were, no doubt, in the year 1788, con ceived...

...article of the federal constitution, which de. clares — "That no state shall coin money, emit tills ef credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts." That the notes designed to be issued, are bills of credit, no one can be disposed...

...most flagrant violation of the United States' Constitution, which expressly says, " No State shall emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts. " Mr. Munroe, it is ascertained, is unanimously re-elected President, a circumstance...

...the United States, which declare that Congress shall coin money; and that no state shall coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts. But the act creating a paper medium, does not pretend to give it...

...enter into any treaty of alliance, or confederation, grant letters of marque and reprisal, coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts ; or pass any bill of attainder ; or make any ex post facto law,...

...of British vassalage. Possessed of the right in full, they divided it, in part, with the Cong-rcss of the confederation. The convention of 1789 gave...tender in discharge of debts. Congress alone has the lull power to coin and regulate its value; a disputed power to emit bills of credit, and no pow.er...

...power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin; but no State shall coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts." These provisions respect the medium of payment, or standard of...

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...contracts," is associated in the same section of the constitution with the prohibition to "coin money, emit bills of credit," or, "make any thing but gold and silver coin a legal tender in payment of debts;" and as these all evidently apply to legislation in reference...

...[Mr. ALSTON] has, with some confidence, cited the 10th section of the 1st article: "No State shall emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender." He urged this denial of the right to the States to emit bills of credit, as a perfect prohibition of...