 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1864 - 960 pages
...discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers ; but that, as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has...infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.'" On this principle, the remaining resolutions denounced the Alien and Sedition laws, and pronounced... | |
 | Michael W. Cluskey - Political Science - 1857 - 672 pages
...and not the Constitution the measure of its powers ;" and that '• in all cases of compact between recognised by the legislation of 1850, commonly called the Compromise measures, Is hereby de the operation, as of the mode and measure of redress." Language cannot be more explicit ; nor can higher... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - United States - 1857 - 474 pages
...and not the Constitution, the measure of Us powers ; " and that, " in all cases of compact between parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as wdl of the infraction as of the mode and measure of redress." Language cannot be more explicit, nor... | |
 | Stephen Franks Miller - Georgia - 1858 - 488 pages
...discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has...infractions as of the mode and measure of redress. And this General Assembly doth further declare, in the language of James Madison, as adopted by the... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 728 pages
...the Constitution, the measure of its powers ; but that, as in all other cases of compact among powers having no common judge, each party has an equal right...infractions as of the mode and measure of redress." The second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth resolutions show how these principles apply to the acts... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 916 pages
...the Constitution, the measure of its powers ; but that, as in all other cases of compact among powers having no common judge, each party has an equal right...infractions as of the mode and measure of redress. 2. Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States, having delegated to Congress a power to punish... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1858 - 776 pages
...discretion, and not the constitution, the measure of its powers. But that, ag in all other cases of compact among parties, having no common judge, each party...judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the measure of redress."-)In this resolution will be found the anatomy of the Federal Government ; the... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1858 - 772 pages
...discretion, and not the constitution, the measure of its powers. But that, as in all other cases of compact among parties, having no common judge, each party...right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, аз of the measure of redrees."f In this resolution will be found the anatomy of the Federal Government... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - United States - 1858 - 766 pages
...powers ; but that, as in all other cases of compact among powers having no common judge, each party ha= an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress. 2. Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States, having delegated to Congress a power to punish... | |
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Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the constitution, the measure of its powers; but that as in all other cases... 
