 | William Tudor - 1823 - 544 sider
...I rely on it, that the writ prayed for in this petition, being general, is illegal. It is a power, that places the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer. I say I admit that special writs of assistance, to search special places, may be granted to certain... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1844 - 438 sider
...manner, I rely on it, that the writ prayed for in this petition, being general, is illegal. It is a power that places the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer. I say, I admit that special writs of assistance, to search special places, may be granted to certain... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1919 - 800 sider
...and the fundamental principles of law, that ever was found in an English lawbook," since "they placed the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer." In a letter to William Tudor written March 29, 1817 (Life and Works of John Adams, Vol. 10, page 244),... | |
 | 1857 - 624 sider
...manner I rely on it, that the writ prayed for in this petition, being general, is illegal. It is a power that places the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer. • OtU lud lately been occupying the office of Advocate General of the Crown, and had resigned because... | |
 | 1857 - 668 sider
...manner I rely on it, that the writ prayed for in this petition, being general, is illegal. It is a power that places the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer. • Otis had lately been occupying the office of Advócate General of the Crown, and bad resigned because... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1859 - 618 sider
...manner I rely on it, that the writ grayed for in this petition, being general, is legal. It is a power that places the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer. • Otia bad lately been occupying tha office of Advocate General of the Crown, and bad resigned because... | |
 | John Adams, Charles Francis Adams - 1865 - 580 sider
...I rely on it, that the writ prayed for in this petition, being general, is illegal. It is a power, that places the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer. I say I admit that special writs of assistance, to search special places, may be granted to certain... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - 1868 - 776 sider
...the fundamental principles of law, that ever was found in an English law-book " ; since they placed " the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer." l All these matters are now a long way in the past ; but it has not been deemed unwise to repeat in... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1871 - 564 sider
...I am determined to proceed." And then again he declared of this outrageous process, " It is a power that places the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer." With this precision he struck at an engine of tyranny, and with fervid eloquence exposed it to mankind.... | |
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It is a power, that places the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer. 
