 | Jacob D. Wheeler - Criminal law - 1851 - 704 pages
...and victcd of treacomfort. within the United States or elsewhere, and shall be thereof son. unless on convicted on confession in open court, or on the testimony of two the testimony witnesses to the same overt act of treason, whereof he or they shall of two witstand... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1852 - 772 pages
...when any such act is done or committed, and being convicted of any one or more of the aforesaid acts, on confession in open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of treason, whereof he or they shall stand indicted, sach person or persons shall... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1853 - 658 pages
...which declares that, if any person or persons owing allegiance to the United States of America shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies,...and comfort, within the United States or elsewhere, he or they shall be adjudged guilty of treason. And the reason is plain, since his allegiance in such... | |
 | Henry Wheaton, William Beach Lawrence - International law - 1855 - 938 pages
...which declares, that if any person or persons, owing allegiance to the United States of America, shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies,...and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, he or they shall be adjudged guilty of treason. And the reason is plain, since his allegiance in such... | |
 | Henry Wheaton, William Beach Lawrence - International law - 1855 - 942 pages
...which declares, that if any person or persons, owing allegiance to the United States of America, shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies,...giving them aid and comfort within the United States or ebewhere, he or they shall be adjudged guilty of treason. And the reason is plain, since his allegiance... | |
 | William Archer Cocke - Constitutional history - 1858 - 444 pages
...was enacted, — " If any person or persons, owing allegiance to the United States of America, shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies,...open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of the treason whereof he, she, or they shall stand indicted ; such person or persons... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - International and municipal law - 1860 - 740 pages
...Cranch, 125.) Our acts of Congress declare, that all persons owing the United States allegiance who shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies,...open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of the treason whereof he or they shall stand indicted, such person or persons shall... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 780 pages
...art. iii. s. 3, pi. 1. If any person or persons owing allegiance to the United States of America shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies,...within the United States or elsewhere, and shall be convicted on confession in open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Laws, statutes, etc - Law - 1860 - 994 pages
...against the same, or shall adhere to the enemies thereof, giving them aid and comfort within the state or elsewhere, and shall be thereof convicted on confession...open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses, to the same overt act of the treason whereof he shall stand indicted, such person shali, on conviction,... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 572 pages
...any person or persons, owing allegiance to the United The Law of Treason. States of America, shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies,...open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of treason whereof he or they shall stand indicted, such person or persons shall... | |
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That if any person or persons, owing allegiance to the United States of America shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, and shall be thereof convicted, on confession... 
