Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1869 |
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... opinion of the Attorney General certain questions in regard to the authority of the Executive which arose upon this report , and those which had from time to time been presented by the commissioners appointed to inspect each successive ...
... opinion of the Attorney General certain questions in regard to the authority of the Executive which arose upon this report , and those which had from time to time been presented by the commissioners appointed to inspect each successive ...
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... opinion in your favor ) should be a demurrer on your part , and a judgment on the demurrer , or on ours simply a refusal to avoid the venire upon your representation that we should do so ? The ATTORNEY GENERAL . I think , my lord , our ...
... opinion in your favor ) should be a demurrer on your part , and a judgment on the demurrer , or on ours simply a refusal to avoid the venire upon your representation that we should do so ? The ATTORNEY GENERAL . I think , my lord , our ...
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... opinion that the objection made by the attorney general is well founded , and that we ought not to comply with this application , and that the prisoner is not entitled to a jury de mediatate linguæ . The clerk of the Crown then called ...
... opinion that the objection made by the attorney general is well founded , and that we ought not to comply with this application , and that the prisoner is not entitled to a jury de mediatate linguæ . The clerk of the Crown then called ...
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... opinion , and I believe I speak the opinion of all our colleagues that have dealt with other cases of this kind , that what might by some be termed leniency would not be mercy ; it would be cruelty - cruelty to those for whose ...
... opinion , and I believe I speak the opinion of all our colleagues that have dealt with other cases of this kind , that what might by some be termed leniency would not be mercy ; it would be cruelty - cruelty to those for whose ...
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... opinion the brief remnant of the term of the administration would expire before much progress had been made . This was said in view of the fact that there must , after all , be some pre- cision arrived at in defining the controverted ...
... opinion the brief remnant of the term of the administration would expire before much progress had been made . This was said in view of the fact that there must , after all , be some pre- cision arrived at in defining the controverted ...
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Page 221 - ... colony, district, or people, to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are at peace...
Page 384 - ... to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity...
Page 221 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence...
Page 305 - ... in either of which cases the authorities of the port or of the nearest port (as the case may be) shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours...
Page 535 - Empire grant to any nation, or the merchants or citizens of any nation, any right, privilege, or favor, connected either with navigation, commerce, political or other intercourse, which is not conferred by this treaty, such right, privilege, and favor shall at once freely inure to the benefit of the United States, its public officers, merchants, and citizens.
Page 372 - They shall be bound to receive and peruse all written documents or statements which may be presented to them by or on behalf of their respective governments in support of, or in answer to any claim...
Page 372 - ... to present and support claims on its behalf, and to answer claims made upon it, and to represent it generally in all matters connected with the investigation and decision thereof.
Page 404 - Majesty shall be continued westward along the said fortyninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said chanJO nel, and of Fuca's Straits, to the Pacific Ocean...
Page 305 - ... without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.
Page 221 - ... by adding to the number of guns of such vessel, or by changing those on board of her for guns of a larger caliber, or by the addition thereto of any equipment solely applicable to war.