Analytical Digest OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE END OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. 1789-1857. BY FREDERICK C. BRIGHTLY, ESQ., OF THE PHILADELPHIA BAR; AUTHOR OF "THE LAW OF COSTS," "EQUITY JURISPRUDENCE," ETC.; EDITOR OF “PURDON'S DIGEST OF THE LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA," ETC. PHILADELPHIA: KAY & BROTHER, 19 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, LAW BOOKSELLERS, PUBLISHERS, AND IMPORTERS. Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1857, by FREDERICK C. BRIGHTLY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. STEREOTYPED BY MEARS & DUSENDERY. NOV COLLINS, PRINTER. THIS VOLUME Of the Laws of Our Country IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED ΤΟ JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS A SLIGHT TRIBUTE NOT ONLY OF THE GREAT RESPECT ENTERTAINED FOR HIS PRE-EMINENT TALENTS AS A JURIST AND A STATESMAN, BUT ALSO OF THE PERSONAL REGARD AND ESTEEM OF The Author. PREFACE. No apology is offered for presenting to the Profession another Digest of the Laws of the United States, simply because the Author feels that none is needed. That such a work was required is abundantly shown by the numerous flattering testimonials received from the great luminaries that adorn the Bench and Bar throughout the length and breadth of the Union. The Author can only express the hope that his work will not dishonor their commendations. The plan adopted in this Digest, though now first applied to the Laws of the Federal Government, is not a novel one; it is that which has been in familiar use, in nearly every State of the Union, as applicable to their local laws; and the general approbation which it has received, is the best evidence of its superior advantages, for facility of reference, over the chronological system. Mr. Ingersoll's Digest, it is true, was alphabetically arranged, but a glance at it will suffice to show the many points in which it differs from the present work. Gordon's Digest is also an analytical one, but not alphabetically arranged, nor does it give the Legislation of Congress in the words of the Statute Book; it is rather a |