Congressional Serial Set, Issue 5175U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 - 538 pages |
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... Judge Story : Assuming , for the purpose of argument , that an American citizen may , inde- pendently of any legislative act to this effect , throw off his own allegiance to his native country , as to which we give no opinion , it is ...
... Judge Story : Assuming , for the purpose of argument , that an American citizen may , inde- pendently of any legislative act to this effect , throw off his own allegiance to his native country , as to which we give no opinion , it is ...
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... judges , been completely successful . They have been uniformly treated as a state from the settlement of our country . The numerous treaties made with them by the United States recognize them as a people capable of maintaining the ...
... judges , been completely successful . They have been uniformly treated as a state from the settlement of our country . The numerous treaties made with them by the United States recognize them as a people capable of maintaining the ...
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... judge said : The Indians within our territory have always been considered and recog- nized by the United States as distinct political communities , and so far as is essential to constitute them separate nations the rights of sovereignty ...
... judge said : The Indians within our territory have always been considered and recog- nized by the United States as distinct political communities , and so far as is essential to constitute them separate nations the rights of sovereignty ...
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... judges of the supreme court to convene and give their opinion upon the question " whether a negro is or is not a citizen of the United States within the meaning of that phrase as used in the amendment to the constitution of the State ...
... judges of the supreme court to convene and give their opinion upon the question " whether a negro is or is not a citizen of the United States within the meaning of that phrase as used in the amendment to the constitution of the State ...
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... judge continued : If citizens in a full and constitutional sense , why were they not permitted to participate in its formation ? They certainly were not . The Constitution was the work of the white race ; the Government , for which it ...
... judge continued : If citizens in a full and constitutional sense , why were they not permitted to participate in its formation ? They certainly were not . The Constitution was the work of the white race ; the Government , for which it ...
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Page 185 - States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and, particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject.
Page 181 - ... that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he absolutely and entirely renounces and abjures all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of which he was before, a citizen or subject," which proceedings must be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Page 53 - They may, more correctly, perhaps, be denominated domestic dependent nations. They occupy a territory to which we assert a title independent of their will, which must take effect in point of possession when their right of possession ceases. Meanwhile they are in a state of pupilage. Their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian.
Page 371 - An Act for the further limitation of the crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject, is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress of Hanover, and the heirs of her body being Protestants ; hereby utterly renouncing and abjuring any obedience or allegiance unto any other person claiming or pretending a right to the crown of this realm...
Page 366 - Attempts whatever, which shall be made against his Person, Crown, or Dignity; and I will do my utmost Endeavour to disclose and make known to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, all Treasons and traitorous Conspiracies which may be formed against him or them...
Page 183 - ... the duty, necessity, or propriety of the unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or officers, either of specific individuals or of officers generally, of the Government of the United States...
Page 158 - Aliens who are citizens or subjects of any government which accords to citizens of the United States the right to prosecute claims against such government in its courts, shall have the privilege of prosecuting claims against the United States in the Court of Claims, whereof such court, by reason of their subject matter and character, might take jurisdiction.
Page 107 - Congress notwithstanding; but such seaman shall, for all purposes of protection as an American citizen, be deemed such after the filing of his declaration of intention to become such citizen...
Page 177 - States, to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property...
Page 181 - ... he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.