 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - 1855 - 704 pages
...consideration of a department which can modify it at will ; not for the consideration of a department which can pursue only the law as it is written. It...the legislature, and that the legislature has not yet declared its will to confiscate property which was within our territory at the declaration of war.... | |
 | Henry Wheaton, William Beach Lawrence - 1855 - 938 pages
...; not for the consideration of a department which can pursue only the law as it is written. It was proper for the consideration of the legislature, not of the executive or judiciary. It appeared to the Court that the power of confiscating enemy's property was in the legislature, and that... | |
 | Lyman Trumbull - 1862 - 28 pages
...consideration of a department which can modify it at will, not for the consideration of a department which can pursue only the law as it is written. It...the legislature, and that the legislature has not yet declared its will to confiscate property which was within our territory at the declaration of war."... | |
 | Tennessee Bar Association - 1914 - 1764 pages
...consideration of a department which can modify «• at >vill; not for the consideration of a department -which can pursue only the law as it is written. It...the legislature, not of the executive or judiciary." As to private property at sea, however, there has been no relaxation of the right of confiscation,... | |
 | 1900 - 1098 pages
...consideration of a department which can pursue only the 20 SC— 20. law ал it is written. It IB proper for the consideration of the legislature, not of the executive or judiciary." This case involve« the capture of enemy'i property on the aea, and executive action, and if the position... | |
 | Albert Hutchinson Putney - 1908 - 396 pages
...consideration of a department which can modify it at will; not for the consideration of a department which can pursue only the law as it is written. It...is proper for the consideration of the legislature, and not of the executive or judiciary. "The court is therefore of opinion that there is error in the... | |
 | Albert H. Putney - 1908 - 386 pages
...consideration of a department which can modify it at will; not for the consideration of a department which can pursue only the law as it is written. It...is proper for the consideration of the legislature, and not of the executive or judiciary. "The court is therefore of opinion that there is error in the... | |
 | Army Service Schools (U.S.) - 1911 - 314 pages
...consideration of a department which can modify it at will; not for the consideration of a department which can pursue only the law as it is written. It...the legislature, and that the legislature has not yet declared its will to confiscate property which was within our territory at the declaration of war.... | |
 | Charles Henry Huberich - 1918 - 532 pages
...consideration of a department which can modify it at will; not for the consideration of a department which can pursue only the law as it is written. It...the legislature, and that the legislature has not yet declared its will to confiscate property which was within our territory at the declaration of war."... | |
 | South Carolina Bar Association - 1919 - 248 pages
...consideration of the department which can modify it at will ; not for the consideration of a department which can pursue only the law as it is written. It...the Legislature, not of the executive or judiciary." In the case of Miller vs. United States, 11 Wall, 268, the Court said: "But if the assumption of plaintiff... | |
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... rather of policy than of law. The rule which we apply to the property of our enemy, will be applied by him to the property of our citizens. Like all other questions of policy, it is proper for the consideration of a department which can modify it... 
