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... Advanced American History - Page 276by Samuel Eagle Forman - 1924 - 609 pagesFull view - About this book
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 736 pages
...declared, in his message to Congress of the 10th July, 1832, "Each public officer who takes an oath to support the constitution, swears that he will support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." In his manifesto of the 18th September, 1833, he declared the power over the deposites belonged to... | |
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 734 pages
...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 amount not to be exceeded, are nevertheless qualified, | not as it is understood by others." The constitution... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 432 pages
...itself, be 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...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... | |
| 1832 - 92 pages
...People, the VETO Message, he holds the following language : " Each public officer, who takes an oath to support the Constitution, swears that he will support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Mr. President, the general adoption of the sentiments, expressed in this sentence, would dissolve our... | |
| Philo A. Goodwin - 1832 - 484 pages
...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...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... | |
| Joseph Blunt - 1833 - 708 pages
...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...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... | |
| Joseph Blunt - 1833 - 710 pages
...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...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... | |
| Andrew Jackson - 1835 - 292 pages
...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...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... | |
| United States. President (1829-1837 : Jackson) - 1837 - 460 pages
...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...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... | |
| Robert Mayo - 1839 - 246 pages
...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...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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