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An Argument on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery: Embracing an Abstract of ... - Page 390
by George Washington Frost Mellen - 1841 - 440 pages
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volume 4

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1819 - 816 pages
...form as well as in effect. The result of the most careful and attentive consideration bestowed upon this clause is, that if it does not enlarge, it cannot...to exercise its best judgment in the selection of measnres to carry into execution the constitutional powers of the government. If no other motive for...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 16

1819 - 660 pages
...consideration bestowed upon this clause is that, if it docs not enlarge, it cannot be construed to ro.str.iin the powers of congress, or to impair the right of...constitutional powers of the government. If no other motive for its insertion can be suggested, a sufficient one is found in the desire to remove all doubts respecting...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 16

1819 - 652 pages
...clause is that, if it doe» not enlarge, it cannot be construed to restra-n the powers of congress, orto impair the right of the legislature to exercise its...constitutional powers of the government. If no other motive for ifs insertion can be suggested, a sufficient one is found in the desire to remove all doubts respecting...
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a ..., Volume 1

Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 pages
...not of an express restriction. ^ 615. Upon the whole, the result of the most careful examination of this clause is, that, if it does not enlarge, it cannot...carry into execution the constitutional powers of the national government. The motive for its insertion doubtless was, the desire to remove all possible...
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The Writings of John Marshall, Late Chief Justice of the United States, Upon ...

John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...form as well as in effect, g The result of the most careful and attentive consideration bestowed upon this clause is, that, if it does not enlarge, it cannot...constitutional powers of the government. If no other motive for its insertion can be suggested, a sufficient one is found in the desire to remove all doubts respecting...
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The Great Western Magazine and Anglo-American Journal of ..., Volume 1

United States - 1842 - 498 pages
...he tells us in so many words, that " upon the whole, the result of the most careful examination of this clause is, that if it does not enlarge, it cannot...be construed to restrain the powers of congress, or impair the right of the legislature to exercise its best judgment in the selection of measures to carry...
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American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 3

Albert Bushnell Hart - United States - 1845 - 706 pages
...lighted taper to the sun. . . . The result of the most careful and attentive consideration bestowed upon this clause is, that if it does not enlarge, it cannot...its best judgment in the selection of measures, to 30 carr}' into execution the constitutional powers of the government. If no other motive for its insertion...
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Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the ..., Volume 14

Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1854 - 862 pages
...enumerated powers, to be this: "The result of the most careful and attentive consideration bestowed upon this clause is, that if it does not enlarge, it cannot...execution the Constitutional powers of the Government". This means that among measures for executing " the Constitutional powers of Government", Congress may,...
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Constitutional Law: Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States ...

United States. Supreme Court - Banks and banking - 1863 - 76 pages
...be within the scope of the The result of the most careful and attentive consideration bestowed upon this clause is, that if it does not enlarge, it cannot...constitutional powers of the government. If no other motive for its insertion can be suggested, a sufficient one is found in the desire to remove all doubts respecting...
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A Brief Enquiry Into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government ...

Abel Parker Upshur - Constitutional history - 1863 - 188 pages
...Indeed, he tells us in so many words, that "upon the whole, the result of the most careful examination of this clause is, that if it does not enlarge, it cannot...be construed to restrain the powers of congress, or impair the right of the legislature to exercise its best judgment in the selection of measures to carry...
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