| John Marshall - 1807 - 840 sider
...being inconsiderable. In depriving the states of the power to impair the obligation of contracts, or to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, the conviction was impressed on that portion of society which had looked to the government for relief... | |
| David Ramsay - 1809 - 642 sider
...for their interior government, but restrained from coining money, emitting bills of credit, making any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, passing any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts. This... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 sider
...less incident to a power in the states to emit paper money, than to coin gold or silver. The power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, is withdrawn from the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Dills of... | |
| 1821 - 454 sider
...federal constitution, which de. clares — "That no state shall coin money, emit tills ef credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts." That the notes designed to be issued, are bills of credit, no one can be disposed to controvert; when... | |
| James Flint - 1822 - 346 sider
...of the United States' Constitution, which expressly says, " No State shall emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts. " Mr. Munroe, it is ascertained, is unanimously re-elected President, a circumstance with regard to... | |
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 528 sider
...authority. 1 now beg leave to suppose a case or two in regard to the powers of Congress. Has it authority " to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts ?" This, as a distinct »nd independent power, is also prohibited to the states, but, as such, is not... | |
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 518 sider
...authority. I now beg leave to suppose a case or two in regard to the powers of Congress. Has it authority "to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts ?" This, as a distinct and independent power, is also prohibited to the states, but, as such, is not... | |
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 738 sider
...carrying into execution the foregoing powers. No state shall coin money, emit bills of credit, mike any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts." These invaluable provisions were inserted in the fundamental law of the land, that the people might... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - 1826 - 736 sider
...less incident to a power in the states to emit paper money, than to coin gold or silver. The power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, is withdrawn from the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Bills of... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 558 sider
...confederation ; granting letters of marque and reprisal ; coining money ; emitting bills of credit ; making any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts — they were not to pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation... | |
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