| Michael W. Cluskey - Political Science - 1857 - 672 pages
...the effect, that the President in his late executive proceedings, in relative to the public revenue, had assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, and in derogation of both ; and that the reasons assigned by the Secretary of the Treasury, for... | |
| Elizabeth A. Linn, Nathan Sargent - Physicians - 1857 - 514 pages
...Resolved, That the President, in the late executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." In opening the debate upon his resolutions in an elaborate, higlJy-wrought... | |
| United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1860 - 818 pages
...the United States. But the resolution, in fact, imported no such guilt. It simply affirmed that he had " assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." It imputed no criminal motives. It did not profess to penetrate into... | |
| James Parton - Presidents - 1860 - 764 pages
...Resolved, That the President, in the late executive proceedings, in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." The speech delivered by Mr. Clay, in support of his resolutions,... | |
| Henry Clay - United States - 1863 - 522 pages
..."Resolved, That the president, in the late executive proceedings, in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." "6" It will be interesting, as well as instructive, in this connexion,... | |
| 1864 - 790 pages
...follows: " Retained, That the president, in his late proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." In this shape it was adopted by the following rote: Yeas—Messrs.... | |
| Banks and banking - 1865 - 1452 pages
...1834. " That the President, in the late executive proceeding in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and the laws, in derogation of both." This vote was carried by 26 to 20, against which the piignacious President... | |
| James Madison - United States - 1865 - 768 pages
...declares that President Jackson "in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public Revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both," offered June 1834, and passed 10 January, 1837, IV., 432, 433. F.... | |
| Ransom Hooker Gillet - United States - 1868 - 500 pages
...Resolved, That the President, in the late executive proceeding in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." It contemplated no action, and had no connection with legislation.... | |
| George Ticknor Curtis - Biography & Autobiography - 1870 - 624 pages
...terms : " That the President, in the late executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." It had become apparent to Mr. "Webster, before the middle of March,... | |
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