 Commerce, undoubtedly, is traffic, but it is something more, — it is intercourse. It describes the commercial intercourse between nations, and parts of nations, in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse.  The Southeastern Reporter - Page 2261906Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Marshall - 1824 - 32 pages
...general term, applicable to many objects, to one of its significations. Commerce undoubtedly is traffic, but it is something more : It is intercourse. It describes...nations, and parts of nations, in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse. The mind can scarcely conceive... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1824 - 990 pages
...undoubtedly, is traffic, but it is something more: it is intercourse. It describes the com1824. mercial intercourse between nations, and parts of nations, in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules fcr carrying on that intercourse. The mind can scarcely conceive... | |
 | 1826 - 506 pages
...9 IVhcatnn. Rep. 93. And again, in the same case, he observes — "Commerce is undoubtedly traffic, but it is something more— it is intercourse. It describes the commercial intercourse between notions and parts of nations, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse.... | |
 | 1848 - 780 pages
...general term applic* ble to many objects to one of its sigaificationi. Commerce, undoubtedly, is traffic, but it is something more ; it is intercourse. It describes the commercial intercourse between nations and paM" nations, in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse.... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 pages
...term, applicable to many objects, to one of its significations. Commerce, undoubtedly, is traffic, but it is something more ; it is intercourse/^ It...nations, and parts of nations, in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse. The mind can scarcely conceive... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1840 - 394 pages
...the present case, there is nothing to justify such a limitation. Commerce undoubtedly is traffic ; but it is something more. It is intercourse. It describes...nations, and parts of nations, in all its branches ; and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse. The mind can scarcely conceive... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1004 pages
...That commerce was traffic, but it was also something more, it was intercourse. It was descriptive of commercial intercourse between nations and parts of nations, in all its branches, and was regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse. That the mind could scarcely conceive... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, United States. Supreme Court - 1864 - 772 pages
...duty on imported goods." In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden, the court said : " Commerce is traffic ; but it is something more. It is intercourse. It describes the commercial intercourse between nations in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse." Again... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1910 - 718 pages
...State's Attorney, (GARNSEY, WOOD & LENNON, of counsel,) for appellant: Commerce undoubtedly is traffic, but it is something more, — it is intercourse. It...nations and parts of nations in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse. Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 189;... | |
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