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" The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood... "
Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising the Leading Debates and ... - Page 1501
by United States. Congress - 1825
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A Political Text-book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential ...

1860 - 268 pages
...the Executive, and the Court, must each for iUelf be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide...
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A Political Text-book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential ...

1860 - 266 pages
...the Executive, and the Court, must each for itself bo guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide...
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Lives and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin

William Dean Howells - 1860 - 414 pages
...the Executive, and the Court, must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Again and again have I heard Judge Douglas denounce that bank decision, and applaud General Jackson...
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Life of Andrew Jackson, Volume 3

James Parton - 1860 - 896 pages
...preliminary remark excited great clamor at the time. " Each public officer," said the President, " who takes an oath to support the Constitution, swears...understands it, and not as it is understood by others :" even though those " others" be the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States. " The opinion...
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Cotton is King, and Pro-slavery Arguments: Comprising the Writings of ...

E. N. Elliott, David Christy, Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Thornton Stringfellow, Robert Goodloe Harper, James Henry Hammond, Samuel Adolphus Cartwright, Charles Hodge - 1860 - 934 pages
...the United States." He then quotes this language, in which he italicizes the following sentence: " Each public officer, who takes an oath to support...the Constitution, swears that he will support it as Jie understands it, and not as it is understood ly others." With * This error was by no means a capital...
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The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern ..., Volume 2

Orville James Victor - 1861 - 586 pages
...the Executive and the Court must, each for ibtlf, be gnided by it* aim' opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution, swears that heirill support it 1M he understands it, and not as it is understood by etlsert. It is as much the...
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The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents ..., Volume 2

Frank Moore - 1862 - 830 pages
...the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be. guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President to decide...
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The Rebellion Record: June '61-Sept. '61

Frank Moore - 1862 - 812 pages
...the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as lie understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the Hou*e of Representatives,...
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The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents ..., Volume 1

Frank Moore - 1862 - 808 pages
...the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided Iff ia own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it м be understands it, and not as it is understood I* others. It is as much the duty of the Hoc« of...
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The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, Volume 2

Frank Moore - 1862 - 848 pages
...the Executive, and tho Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of tho Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that ho will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the dnty...
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