 | John Sergeant - Cherokee Indians - 1832 - 376 pages
..." The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by congress prior to the year 1808." Why is this restraint upon the power of congress, confined to the states " now existing ?" It was to... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Senate - Government publications - 1833 - 614 pages
...Constitution, which "provides, by the 9th section of the 1st article, that the migration " or importation of such persons as any of the States shall think " proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress, prior to "the year 1808. Among the answers given to this objection to... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1849 - 790 pages
...amendment which have been added to it. Thus, " the migration or importation of such persons as any ol the States shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by Congress." He referred to several of the other restrictive paragraphs which followed, particularly the 5th, which... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 550 pages
...articles which restrict the powers of congress, and declares, " that the emigration or importation of such persons as any of the states shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited prior to the year I808." Now, sir, where is the difference between a power to prevent... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 552 pages
...articles which restrict the powers of congress, and declares, " that the emigration or importation of such persons as any of the states shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited prior to the year 1808." Now, sir, where is the difference between a power to prevent... | |
 | Virginia - Law - 1836 - 496 pages
...such persons as any of the states existing at the adoption of the constitution, shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by congress, prior to the year 1808 ; they are of opinion that the public faith, which was mutually pledged by the states who adopted the... | |
 | English literature - 1836 - 604 pages
...I., which declares that Congress shall not, prior to 1808, ' prohibit the migration or importation of such ' persons as any of the States shall think proper to admit, nor im' pose any tax on such importation exceeding ten dollars for each ' person.' And here we may... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - Literary Criticism - 1836 - 328 pages
..." The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by congress, prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight ; but a tax may be imposed on such importation not exceeding ten... | |
 | Henry Baldwin - Constitutional history - 1837 - 230 pages
...The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states, now existing, shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by congress prior to the year 1808. The whole object of the exception is to preserve the power to those states which might be disposed... | |
 | Henry Baldwin - Constitutional law - 1837 - 236 pages
...The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states, now existing, shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by congress prior to the year 1808. The whole object of the exception is to preserve the power to those states which might be disposed... | |
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The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight; but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation,... 
