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Page 31
... par- allel between the state of trade now , and what it was at this period last year . During the season of 1828 , 47 , - 417 tons were sent down , and in 1829 , the quantity was increased to 78,708 tons , making nearly double the ...
... par- allel between the state of trade now , and what it was at this period last year . During the season of 1828 , 47 , - 417 tons were sent down , and in 1829 , the quantity was increased to 78,708 tons , making nearly double the ...
Page 39
... par . if , in this , we have been criminal , we must submit to such censure , as you may think proper to bestow , -tho ' it was not to be expected that our punishment would be administered by those , or the representatives of those ...
... par . if , in this , we have been criminal , we must submit to such censure , as you may think proper to bestow , -tho ' it was not to be expected that our punishment would be administered by those , or the representatives of those ...
Page 40
... par , for the purpose of depreciat- vernor , and relieved the wants of the treasury by ad - ing the sales of the commissioner of loans . Without en- vances of money to the extent of 618,098 dollars , in an - tering into any discussion ...
... par , for the purpose of depreciat- vernor , and relieved the wants of the treasury by ad - ing the sales of the commissioner of loans . Without en- vances of money to the extent of 618,098 dollars , in an - tering into any discussion ...
Page 41
... par , by which two directors made 15,000 dollars by a single operation . " That the truth of these allegations may be the better judged of , we ask your attention to a few facts here to be represented . Another imputation against the ...
... par , by which two directors made 15,000 dollars by a single operation . " That the truth of these allegations may be the better judged of , we ask your attention to a few facts here to be represented . Another imputation against the ...
Page 45
... par- ticipation in the extensive frauds on the Custom House , and thence inferring his general unworthiness of confi- dence . short time . The books and accounts of the defendants , and of Mr. Thomson , together with the correspondence ...
... par- ticipation in the extensive frauds on the Custom House , and thence inferring his general unworthiness of confi- dence . short time . The books and accounts of the defendants , and of Mr. Thomson , together with the correspondence ...
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Page 150 - And generally shall minister justice to all persons, and exercise the jurisdictions and powers hereby granted concerning all and singular the premises according to law, as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as the justices of the court of King's Bench, common pleas and exchequer at Westminster, or any of them, may or can do.
Page 251 - Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears." But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share and his coulter and his axe and his mattock.
Page 284 - That, though penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the Legislature. The maxim is not to be so applied as to narrow the words of the statute to the exclusion of cases, which those words, in their ordinary acceptation, or in that sense in which the Legislature has obviously used them, would comprehend. The intention of the Legislature is to be collected from the words they employ.
Page 253 - But for the interests of the community at large, as well as for the purposes of the Treasury, it is essential that the nation should possess a currency of equal value, credit, and use, wherever it may circulate. The Constitution has intrusted Congress exclusively with the power of creating and regulating a currency of that description...
Page 62 - That the Cherokee nation may be led to a greater degree of civilization, and to become herdsmen and cultivators, instead of remaining in a state of hunters, the United States will from time to time furnish gratuitously the said nation with useful implements of husbandry...
Page 245 - ... is apt to lead one, a principle of malevolence to particulars ; for the law, by the term malice...
Page 156 - The legislature shall, as soon as conveniently may be, provide, by law, for the establishment of schools throughout the State, in such manner that the poor may be taught gratis.
Page 247 - The offence of burglary at common law is defined to be ' a breaking and entering the dwelling-house of another in the night, with intent to commit some felony within the same, whether such felonious intent be executed or not.
Page 246 - And malice is implied by law from any deliberate cruel act committed by one person against another, however sudden...
Page 241 - That as a testimony of respect for the memory of the deceased, the members and officers of this House will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That the proceedings of this House, in relation to the death of the Hon. JOHN C. CALHOUN, be communicated to the family of the deceased by the Clerk.