| Aaron Burr - 1808 - 608 pages
...consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." To constitute that specific crime for which the prisoners...be the crime of conspiring to subvert by force the go-' vernmcut of our country, such conspiracy is not treason. To conspire to levy war, and actually... | |
| T. Carpenter - 1808 - 482 pages
...consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their cn-'mits, giving them ind and comfort." To constitute that specific crime for which the prisoners...United States However flagitious may be the crime ol conspiring to subvert the government of our country, such conspiracy is not treason To conspire... | |
| David Robertson - 1808 - 618 pages
...consist only ia levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." To constitute that specific crime for which the prisoners...before the court have been committed, war must be actuallv levied against the United States. However flagitious mar be the crime of conspiring to subvert... | |
| Aaron Burr - 1808 - 552 pages
...to by gentlemen In support of their construction, is equally explicit in favour of our doctrine : " To constitute that specific crime for which the prisoners now before the court have been'committejd, war must be actually levied against the United Stalest This'opinion cites with decided... | |
| 1808 - 652 pages
...levying war; which corresponds precisely in substance with the distinction taken by judge Chase: " To constitute that specific crime, for which the prisoners now before the conn have been committed, ivar must be actually levied ag:iinst the United States. However flagitious... | |
| United States. Congress - 1852 - 772 pages
...question is, " to constitute that specific crime for which the prisoner, now before the court, has been committed, war must be actually levied against...United States. However flagitious may be the crime of conspiracy to subvert, by force, the Government of our country, such conspiracy is not treason. To... | |
| George Van Santvoord - 1854 - 554 pages
...the essential fact to complete the offence — the actual levying of war — • was not established. "To constitute that specific crime for which the prisoners now before the Court have been committed," he says, " war must be actually levied against the United States. However flagitious may be the crime... | |
| George Van Santvoord - 1854 - 550 pages
...the essential fact to complete the offence — the actual levying of war — was not established. " To constitute that specific crime for which the prisoners now before the Court have been committed/7 he says, " war must be actually levied against the United States. However flagitious may... | |
| William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1860 - 780 pages
...treason against the United States, and shall suffer death. Act April 20, 17'JO, s. l, l Story's Laws, 83. However flagitious may be the crime of conspiring to subvert by force the government of the country, such conspiracy is not treason. To conspire to levy war, and actually to levy war, are... | |
| 1865 - 504 pages
...levying war against the United States in combination with Aaron Burr, the Supreme Court said, '• To constitute that specific crime for which the prisoners...force the Government of our country, such conspiracy i» not treason. To conspire to levy war, and actually to levy war, are distinct offenses. The first... | |
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