History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850: 1866-1872

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Macmillan, 1906

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Página 113 - This Commission to continue in force during the pleasure of the President of the United States, for the time being.
Página 157 - State, who are entitled to vote by the constitution thereof herein recognized, except as a punishment for such -crimes as are now felonies at common law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted...
Página 221 - And the United States also solemnly pledges its faith to make provision at the earliest practicable period for the redemption of the United States notes in coin.
Página 221 - ... the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin or its equivalent of all the obligations of the United States...
Página 54 - The Congress is the legislative department of the government; the President is the executive department. Neither can be restrained in its action by the judicial department ; though the acts of both, when performed, are, in proper cases, subject to its cognizance.
Página 341 - ... order to evince its desire of strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries and of making satisfactory provision for the future, agrees that, in deciding the questions between the two countries arising out of those claims, the Arbitrators should assume that Her Majesty's Government had undertaken to act upon the principles set forth in these rules.
Página 91 - States, we do impeach Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors in office ; and we do further inform the Senate that the House of Representatives will in due time exhibit particular articles of impeachment against him, and make good the same; and in their name we DO DEMAND that the Senate take order for the appearance of the said Andrew Johnson to answer to said impeachment.
Página 122 - Constitution, the act as it passed has always been considered as a full expression of the sense of the Legislature on this important part of the American Constitution.
Página 341 - Alabama claims. And whereas Her Britannic Majesty has authorized her High Commissioners and Plenipotentiaries to express in a friendly spirit the regret felt by Her Majesty's Government for the escape, under whatever circumstances, of the Alabama and other vessels from British ports, and for the depredations committed by those vessels.

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