whether acquired lawfully or seized by usurpation. The Constitution regulates our stewardship ; the Constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defence, to welfare, and to liberty. But there is a Higher Law than the Constitution, which regulates... The Works of William H. Seward - Side lxxxviav William Henry Seward - 1853Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| William Henry Seward - 1850 - 24 sider
...nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it. We hold no arbitrary authority over anything, whether acquire! lawfully or seized by usurpation. The Constitution...to union, to justice, to defence, to welfare, and toliberty. There is another aspect of the principle of compromise which deserves consideration. It... | |
| Samuel Thayer Spear - 1850 - 36 sider
...censure of a portion of his constituents. Let us hear the passage as it originally fell from his lips : " The Constitution regulates our stewardship ; the Constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare, and to liberty. But there is a layh.er law than the Constitution, which regnlates... | |
| John Stilwell Jenkins - 1851 - 872 sider
...But we hold, Eevertheiess, no arbitrary power over it We hold no arbitrary authority over anything, whether acquired lawfully or seized by usurpation....regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purpoeea The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of the common heritage of... | |
| John Stilwell Jenkins - 1851 - 998 sider
...it. We hold no arbitrary authority over anything, whether acquired lawfully or seized by userpotion. The Constitution regulates our stewardship; the Constitution...union, to justice, to defence, to welfare, and to “But there isa higher law than the Ooostitution, which regulates ¿ authority over the domain, and... | |
| William Hosmer - 1852 - 206 sider
...But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it. We hold no arbitrary authority over any thing, whether acquired lawfully, or seized by usurpation....regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of the common heritage of... | |
| William Hosmer - 1852 - 226 sider
...we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it. "We hold no arbitrary authority over any thing, whether acquired lawfully, or seized by usurpation....regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of the common heritage of... | |
| 1854 - 136 sider
...But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it. We hold no arbitrary authority over anything, whether acquired lawfully or seized by usurpation....regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of the common heritage of... | |
| Edward Everett, Charles Sumner - 1854 - 234 sider
...But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it. We hold no arbitrary authority over anything, whether acquired lawfully or seized by usurpation....justice, to defence, to welfare, and to liberty. But the principle of this compromise gives «omplete ascendency in the slave States, and in the Constitution... | |
| 1854 - 144 sider
...But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it. We hold no arbitrary authority over anything, whether acquired lawfully or seized by usurpation....devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defence, to welt fare, and to liberty. But the principle of this compromise gives complete ascendency in the slave... | |
| George E. Baker - 1855 - 424 sider
...nation. But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it. We hold no arbitrary power over anything-, whether acquired lawfully or, seized by usurpation....regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of the common heritage of... | |
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