 | Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives - 1865
...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 by others. It is aa much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate and of the President to decide... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 842 pages
...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 by others." Again and again have I heard Judge Douglas denounce that bank decision, and applaud General Jackson... | |
 | JOSEPH H. BARRETT - 1865
...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 by others." Again and again have I heard Judge Douglas denounce that bank decision, and applaud General Jackson... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1865 - 842 pages
...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 by others." Again and again have I heard Judge Douglas denounce that bank decision, and applaud General Jackson... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867
...language is, " 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 by others." " The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over... | |
 | Martin Van Buren - 1867
...unguarded words: "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 by others." Either this declaration was applied by the President only to all such officers as those of whom he... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 494 pages
...language is, " Each public officer who takes an oath to support the constitution, swears that he mil support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others." " The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over... | |
 | Martin Van Buren - 1867 - 436 pages
...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 by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate and of the President, to decide... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1868 - 466 pages
...takes an oath to support the Constitution, swears 1 See, further, post, § 333-338, 473. that he will support it as he 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 Johnson - 1868
...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 by others. I remember very well that there was a great deal of criticism at that day about this principle asserted... | |
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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... 
