The American Annual Register, Part 2Joseph Blunt G. & C. Carvill, 1835 |
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... terms , and the postponement of others for future discussion and agreement . The purposes of the convention concluded at St. Peters- burg , on the 12th day of July , 1822 , under the mediation of the late Emperor Alexander , have been ...
... terms , and the postponement of others for future discussion and agreement . The purposes of the convention concluded at St. Peters- burg , on the 12th day of July , 1822 , under the mediation of the late Emperor Alexander , have been ...
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... terms of the act under which it was issued , has been , that each and every pro- vision of the act concerning Navi- gation , of 18th April , 1818 , and of the act supplementary thereto , of 15th May , 1820 , revived , and is in full ...
... terms of the act under which it was issued , has been , that each and every pro- vision of the act concerning Navi- gation , of 18th April , 1818 , and of the act supplementary thereto , of 15th May , 1820 , revived , and is in full ...
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... term , of the beneficent accommodations to the public debtors , of that statute ; and submit to their consideration , in the same spirit of equity , the re- mission , under proper discrimina- tions , of the forfeitures of partial ...
... term , of the beneficent accommodations to the public debtors , of that statute ; and submit to their consideration , in the same spirit of equity , the re- mission , under proper discrimina- tions , of the forfeitures of partial ...
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... term of ten years , and the date from which the last enumeration com . menced was the first Monday of August of the year 1820. The laws under which the former enumera- tions were taken , were enacted at the session of congress ...
... term of ten years , and the date from which the last enumeration com . menced was the first Monday of August of the year 1820. The laws under which the former enumera- tions were taken , were enacted at the session of congress ...
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... term of their exist- ence , alike indicate the utility of a plain and intelligible description of the facts which constitute a le- gitimate blockade . The want of such a definition has been the prin . cipal cause of any difficulties ...
... term of their exist- ence , alike indicate the utility of a plain and intelligible description of the facts which constitute a le- gitimate blockade . The want of such a definition has been the prin . cipal cause of any difficulties ...
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Page 105 - Our Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as -equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself, without the aid of any legislative provision.
Page 98 - Bay, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign and independent States; that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the Government, propriety and territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof.
Page 88 - The inhabitants of the territories which His Catholic Majesty cedes to the United States, by this treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the Federal Constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights, and immunities of the citizens of the United States.
Page 106 - Agents shall have the right, as such, to sit as judges and arbitrators in such differences as may arise between the captains and crews of the vessels belonging to the nation whose interests are committed to their charge, without the interference of the local authorities...
Page 117 - Citizens of the other party, shall succeed to their said personal goods, whether by testament or ab intestato, and they may take possession thereof, either by themselves or others acting for them, and dispose of the same at their will, paying such dues only as the inhabitants of the Country wherein the said goods are, shall be subject to pay in like cases...
Page 114 - The result is a conviction that the states have no power, by taxation or otherwise, to retard, impede, burden, or in any manner control the operations of the constitutional laws enacted by Congress to carry into execution the powers vested in the general government.
Page 21 - That the printing presses shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the legislature or any branch of government : and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.
Page 88 - On such transfer of territory it has never been held that the relations of the inhabitants with each other undergo any change. Their relations with their former sovereign are dissolved, and new relations are created between them and the government which has acquired their territory. The same act which transfers their country transfers the allegiance of those who remain in it...
Page 106 - Commercial Agents should require their assistance to cause their decisions to be carried into effect or supported. It is, however, understood, that this species of judgment or arbitration shall not deprive the contending parties of the right they have to resort, on their return, to the judicial authority of their country.
Page 112 - State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity; or where is drawn in question the validity of a statute of or an authority exercised under any State, on the ground of their being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties or laws of the United States...