 | Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 - 1808 - 652 pages
...But the term is not, for the first time applied to treason by the constitution of the United States. It is a technical term. It is used in a very old statute...conceivable that the term was not employed by the framers ol our constitution in the sense which had been affixed to it by thos-e from whom we borrowed it. So... | |
 | Aaron Burr - Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 - 1808 - 552 pages
...to treason by th'e constitution of the United States. It is a technical term. It is used in a veiy old statute of that country, whose language is our...the framers of our constitution in the sense which had been affixed to it by those from whom we borrowed it. So far as the meaning of any terms, particularly... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 516 pages
...But the term is not for the first time applied to treason by the consti* tution of the United States. It is a technical term. It is used in a very old statute...that country, whose language is our language, and \vhose laws form the substratum of our laws. It is scarcely conceivable that the term was not employed... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...But the term is not for the first time applied to treason by the constitution of the United States. It is a technical term. It is used in a very old statute...the framers of our constitution in the sense which had been affixed to it by those from whom we borrowed it. So far as the meaning of any terms, particularly... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1852 - 772 pages
...the term is not. for the first time, applied to treason by the Constitution of the {United States. It is a technical term. It is used in a very old statute...the framers of our Constitution in the sense which had been affixed to it by those from whom we borrowed it. So far as the meaning of any terms, particularly... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1852 - 774 pages
...applied to treason by the Constitution of the United States. It M a technical term. It is used in every old statute of that country, whose language is our...whose laws form the substratum of our laws. It is •carcely conceivable that the term was not employed by the framers of our Constitution in the sense... | |
 | Daniel Agnew - Constitutional law - 1863 - 54 pages
...Burr, CJ Marshall held this term to be technical, borrowed from the English statute, and he adds, " It is scarcely conceivable that the term was not employed by the framers of the Constitution in the sense which has been affixed to it by those from whom we borrowed it." "Levying... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 532 pages
...statute of that country whose language is. our language, and whose laws form the substratum of our law. It is scarcely conceivable that the term was not employed...the framers of our Constitution in the sense which had been affixed to it by those from whom we borrowed it. So far as the meaning of any terms, particularly... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 532 pages
...that country whose language is our language, and whose laws, form the substratum of our -law. It ia scarcely conceivable that the term was not employed...the framers of our Constitution in the sense which had been affixed to it by those from whom we borrowed it. So far as the meaning of any terms, particularly... | |
 | Impeachments - 1868 - 542 pages
...But the term is not for the first time applied to treason by the Constitution of the United States. It is a technical term. It is used in a very old statute of tlmt country whose language is our language, and whose laws form the substratum of our luw. It is scarcely... | |
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It is a technical term. It is used in a very old statute of that country whose language is our language, and whose laws form the substratum of our laws. It is scarcely conceivable that the term was not employed by the framers of our constitution in the... 
