 By the Constitution of the United States the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience....  The Life and Times of Henry Clay - Page 67by Calvin Colton - 1846Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1804 - 514 pages
...who adJt by his authority and in conformity with his order» In fuch cafes, their a6ls are his aftg ; and whatever opinion may be entertained of the manner in which executive difcretion may be ufed, (till there exifls, and caa exift, no power to control that difcretion. The... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Court rules - 1812 - 486 pages
...is accountable only to his country in his political character and to his own conscience. To aid hint in the performance of these duties, he is authorized...officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders. In such cases, their acts are his acts ; and whatever opinion may be entertained of... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1834 - 740 pages
...use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these...officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders. "In such cases their acts are his acts; and, whatever opinion may be entertained of... | |
 | Horace Binney - 1834 - 172 pages
...use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these...officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders. " In such cases their acts .are his acts ; and whatever opinion may be entertained... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1834 - 852 pages
...use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in hispolilical character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these...officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity wilh his orders. In such cases their acts are his acts; and, whatever opinion may be entertained of... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1838 - 850 pages
...constitution of the United States, the President is invested with certain important political powers, &c.; to aid him in the performance of these duties he is...officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders. In such cases, their acts are his acts," &c. Here is a fair description of the act... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these...officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders. In such cases their acts are his acts ; and whatever opinion may be entertained of... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 616 pages
...use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his couniry in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these...in conformity to his orders. • * * * " * * * " In puch cases, th"ir acts are his acts ; and whatever opinion may be entertained of the manner in which... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 614 pages
...his own discretion, anil is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these...******* ' In such cases, their acts are his acts; ami whatever opinion may be entertained of the manner in which executive discretion may be used, still... | |
 | Henry Clay - Campaign literature - 1843 - 612 pages
...use his own discretion, ana is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these...conformity to his orders. *** * * * * " In such cases, iheir acts arc his acts ; and whatever opinion may be entertained of the manner in which executive... | |
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