Writings of Levi Woodbury, LL. D.: PoliticalLittle, Brown and Company, 1852 |
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Página xi
... labor in gather- ing information where ignorance was to be enlightened , or where opinions were uncertain . Though as true to the Democracy as the needle to the poles , he sanctioned no party movement incon- sistent with magnanimity ...
... labor in gather- ing information where ignorance was to be enlightened , or where opinions were uncertain . Though as true to the Democracy as the needle to the poles , he sanctioned no party movement incon- sistent with magnanimity ...
Página 14
... labor in the common affairs of life . That there was no employment for such a committee , had been again pressed by the ingenious gentleman from Maine ; but , in addition to the answer given by the mover of the resolution , he would ...
... labor in the common affairs of life . That there was no employment for such a committee , had been again pressed by the ingenious gentleman from Maine ; but , in addition to the answer given by the mover of the resolution , he would ...
Página 54
... labor . The business , though nominally large , was said to be of such a character that the decision of one cause frequently governed the dispo- sition of fifty more . Much of the accumulation on the dockets had , in some of the States ...
... labor . The business , though nominally large , was said to be of such a character that the decision of one cause frequently governed the dispo- sition of fifty more . Much of the accumulation on the dockets had , in some of the States ...
Página 60
... labor , to be performed jointly by ten ( and so must be performed judicial duties in the Supreme Court ) , naturally appears to impose less upon each than if it was to be performed by Each one , also , in his conduct , stands out in ...
... labor , to be performed jointly by ten ( and so must be performed judicial duties in the Supreme Court ) , naturally appears to impose less upon each than if it was to be performed by Each one , also , in his conduct , stands out in ...
Página 124
... labor . And when the question is , whether new duties shall be laid , for the purpose of giving further encouragement to particular manufactures , every reasonable man must ask himself both whether the proposed new encourage- ment be ...
... labor . And when the question is , whether new duties shall be laid , for the purpose of giving further encouragement to particular manufactures , every reasonable man must ask himself both whether the proposed new encourage- ment be ...
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Página 267 - An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one which should not only be founded on free principles, but in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among several bodies of magistracy, as that no one could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others.
Página 110 - Western; whence designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views. One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spring from these misrepresentations ; they tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection.
Página 92 - That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare that it views the powers of the Federal Government, as resulting from the compact, to which the states are parties...
Página 65 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Página 466 - Cambridge ; public schools and grammar schools in the towns ; to encourage private societies and public institutions ; rewards and immunities for the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences, commerce, trades, manufactures, and a natural history of the country...
Página 487 - No person can in any case be subjected to law martial, or to any penalties or pains, by virtue of that law, except those employed in the army or navy, and except the militia in actual service, but by authority of the Legislature.
Página 541 - All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.
Página 366 - ... the United States hereby cede to His Catholic Majesty, and renounce forever all their rights, claims and pretensions to the territories lying west and south of the...
Página 465 - ... it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them; especially the university at Cambridge, public schools and grammar schools in the towns...
Página 370 - In other words, that when the Constitution of the United States vests in Congress the power to...