The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood... Recent Speeches and Addresses [1851-1855] - Page 344de Charles Sumner - 1856 - 562 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 736 pages
...the Executive, and the Court, must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." The constitution of the United States prescribes that all officers, "both of the United States and... | |
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 734 pages
...the Executive, and the Court, must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...that he will support it as he understands it, and amount not to be exceeded, are nevertheless qualified, | not as it is understood by others." The constitution... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 432 pages
...executive, and the court, must each for itself, be be guided by its own opinion of the constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives, of the senate, and of the president to decide... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1833 - 472 pages
...constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives, of the senate, and of the president to decide... | |
| 1832 - 80 pages
...stand, or to fall, before the American People, the VETO Message, he holds the following language : " Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Mr. President, the general adoption of the sentiments, expressed in this sentence, would dissolve our... | |
| Philo Ashley Goodwin - 1832 - 448 pages
...the Executive, and the Court, must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the constitution. Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives, of the senate, and of the President, to decide... | |
| Joseph Blunt - 1833 - 708 pages
...the executive and the court, roust each for itself, be guided by its own opinion of the constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives, of the senate, and of the president to decide... | |
| Joseph Blunt - 1833 - 710 pages
...the executive and the court, must each for itself, be guided by its own opinion of the constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives, of the senate, and of the president to decide... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1835 - 764 pages
...stand, or to fall, before the American people, the veto message, he holds the following language : — " Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Mr. President, the general adoption of the sentiments expressed in this sentence would dissolve our... | |
| Andrew Jackson - 1835 - 292 pages
...the Executive, and the Court, must each for' itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide... | |
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