 | Mining claims - 1861 - 1074 pages
...institutions are peaceful, and the power to declare war was not conferred upon Congress for the purpose of aggression or aggrandizement, but to enable the...necessary, its own rights and the rights of its citizens. A wur, therefore, declared by Congress, can never be presumed to be waged for the purpose of conquest... | |
 | Andrés Castillero - New Almaden Mines - 1861 - 1066 pages
...constitutionally have been. It is observed by Mr. Gh. J. Taney, in Fleming v. Page (9 How. 614) : ' The genius and character of our institutions are peaceful,...declare war was not conferred upon Congress for the purpose of aggression or aggrandizement, but to enable the General Government to vindicate by arms,... | |
 | William Whiting - Executive power - 1864 - 376 pages
...these words are used in the Acts of Congress. The country in question had been conquered in war. But the genius and character of our institutions are peaceful,...aggression or aggrandizement, but to enable the general gov326 eminent to vindicate by arm?, if it should become necessary, its own rights and the rights of... | |
 | William Whiting - Executive power - 1864 - 106 pages
...these words are used in the Acts of Congress. The country in question had been conquered in war. But the genius and character of our institutions are peaceful,...aggression or aggrandizement, but to enable the general govA war, therefore, declared by Congress, can never be presumed to be waged for the purpose of conquest,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 820 pages
...these words are used in the acts of congress. The country in question had been conquered in war. But the genius and character of our institutions are peaceful,...aggression or aggrandizement, but to enable the general governmen to vindicate by arms, if it should become necessary, its own rights and the rights of its... | |
 | William Whiting - Executive power - 1871 - 736 pages
...these words are used in the Acts of Congress. The country in question had been conquered in war. But the genius and character of our institutions are peaceful,...aggression or aggrandizement, but to enable the general goveminent to vindicate by arms, if it should become necessary, its ov.-n rights and the rights of... | |
 | Orlando Bump - Constitutional law - 1878 - 474 pages
...suspending the statute of limitations during the existence of a rebellion. Stewart v. Kahn, 11 Wall. 493. The genius and character of our institutions are peaceful,...declare war was not conferred upon Congress for the purpose of aggression or aggrandisement, but to enable the General Government to vindicate by arms,... | |
 | 1899 - 952 pages
...writ of error. !) How. 603-619, 13 L. 276, FLEM1NG v. PAGE. Power to declare wax was not conferred on Congress for the purposes of aggression or aggrandizement,...but to enable the general government to vindicate its own rights and those of its citizens. A war declared by Congress can never be presumed to be waged... | |
 | Samuel Chipman Parks - Imperialism - 1900 - 184 pages
...Supreme Court of the United States says: " 'The country in question had been conquered in war. But the genius and character of our" institutions are...declare war was not conferred upon Congress for the purpose of aggression or aggrandizement, but to enable the general government to vindicate by arms,... | |
 | George Frisbie Hoar - Philippines - 1900 - 92 pages
...Volume 4, page 167. The Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of Fleming vs. Page, said: The genius and character of our institutions are peaceful ; and the power to declare war wae not conferred upon Congress for the purposes of aggression or aggrandizement, but te enable the... | |
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The genius and character of our institutions are peaceful, and the power to declare war was not conferred upon Congress for the purposes of aggression or aggrandizement, but to enable the General Government to vindicate by arms if it should become necessary... 
